Risky Words: How Media Obscures Syrian Conflict

For now, let us put to one side who is right and who is wrong and even ignore the question of what actually happened.

John Nordin
By John Nordin

What’s in a name? Our language is flexible, adaptable, a source of delight for many – but it is also the case that the subtlest choice of words can imply ideas in ways we may not notice. Recent press reports about the Israeli intervention into the Syrian conflict provide many examples. For now, let us put to one side who is right and who is

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London Exposed: Are the Walls Crumbling Around The World’s Tax Haven?

The City of London’s secrecy is entrenched like medieval walls, protecting the wealth of its barons.

Steve Rushton
By Steve Rushton

Secrecy is crucial for tax havens and corporate tax evasion. Without it fraud can be prosecuted, money laundering revealed, corruption calculated and justice applied. The City of London’s secrecy is entrenched like medieval walls, protecting the wealth of its barons. Information about how corporations dominate government and public bodies,

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From Italy To Iceland, The Promise Of Digital Direct Democracy

Using the Internet as a way to spread political ideas and organizing social movements has sent shockwaves throughout the political establishment.

Chris Paulus
By Chris Paulus
Five-Star Movement (M5S) founder Beppe Grillo, attends his party's rally in Rome, March 2, 2018. Andrew Medichini | AP

The use of the Internet as a means of spreading political ideas and organizing social movements has sent shockwaves throughout the political establishment over the last few years. And as political and economic elites scramble to seize total control over what is currently a free, transparent and equal online environment, citizen activists and other

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Privacy Or Security: Do We Only Get To Pick One?

Unlike with previous bombings, the aftermath of Boston hasn’t seen Americans clamor for more surveillance at the expense of civil liberties.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

There’s an interesting trend occurring in the United States regarding the number of Americans willing to give up their civil liberties in the name of fighting terrorism. In a poll conducted by TIME/CNN/ORC International two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombing incident, results show that 61 percent of Americans were more concerned about the

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How Corrupt Is Your State? New Report Spells It Out

If you had to guess, which U.S. state would you peg as more institutionally corrupt, New Jersey or South Dakota?

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh

If you had to guess, which U.S. state would you peg as more institutionally corrupt, New Jersey or South Dakota? Or, if you had to choose, would you guess that the state that has sent two recent governors to prison – Illinois – is more or less corrupt than Wyoming? What about if you compared Mississippi with Vermont? Which would you choose as being

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Assata Shakur Named to FBI’s Terrorist List

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added the first woman to its list of most wanted terrorists. Assata Shakur — the step-aunt of slain rapper Tupac Shakur — is currently wanted for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper 40 years ago. As of Thursday, the reward for her capture hit $2 million — […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added the first woman to its list of most wanted terrorists. Assata Shakur — the step-aunt of slain rapper Tupac Shakur — is currently wanted for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper 40 years ago. As of Thursday, the reward for her capture hit $2 million — with $1 million coming from the FBI and $1

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