Friends of Mayor Densmore

If you have ever tried scanning or photocopying a banknote, you may have found that your software—such as Adobe Photoshop, or the embedded software in the photocopier—refused to let you do so. That’s because you […]

Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Please join us in commemorating the life of Ada Lovelace by celebrating the achievements – past and present – of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Ada Lovelace was […]

In a stunning legal decision issued today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Muslim-Americans who had been subjected to blanket mass-surveillance by the NYPD Intelligence Division have grounds to sue […]

This article, which accompanies Heloisa Passos’ film “Birdie” for Field of Vision, is the first of a two-part series. The second part, accompanying the film “Karollyne,” will be published soon.
AS IS TRUE OF SO […]

When talking about photographers and cinematographers, we tend to fixate on the quality of their eye—on their unique vision of the world. But capturing images is also an intensely physical, emotional and i […]

This is the year for patent reform. Let’s put an end to forum shopping.
There’s a bill on the U.S. Senate floor that would make it more difficult for patent trolls to pressure innovators with unfair inf […]

On June 3rd, 2010, the FBI announced the arrest of Barry Walter Bujol Jr, a Texas man alleged to have volunteered to join Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Bujol, a 29-year old African-American convert to […]

It’s been more than 50 years since Allen Dulles resigned as director of the CIA, but his legacy lives on. Between 1953 and 1961, under his watch, the CIA overthrew the governments of Iran and Guatemala, invaded C […]

As immigration has become a key issue on the campaign trail, we look at a startling new report that finds “the United States has outsourced a refugee problem to Mexico that is similar to the refugee crisis now […]

Five Democratic presidential candidates will square off tonight in Las Vegas for the first of six debates in the 2016 campaign. The participants are former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Senator […]

5 Democratic Presidential Candidates Square Off Tonight in Las VegasIranian Parliament Backs Landmark Nuclear DealTurkey Detains Multiple Suspects in Bombing of Peace Rally in AnkaraSyria “Edging Closer to All-Out […]

The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on Tuesday morning on behalf of three former U.S. detainees against the psychologists responsible for conceiving and supervising the Central Intelligence Agency’s i […]

As of this month, 567 relays from our 2014 Tor Challenge are still up and running—more than were established during the entire inaugural Tor Challenge back in 2011. To put that number in perspective, these nodes r […]

The brazen act of terrorism that saw 128 people killed at a political rally in Ankara this weekend traces back at least somewhat to government missteps in feeding Syrian violence — violence that appears to have […]

In January of 2015 we wrote about how healthcare.gov—the flagship site for the Affordable Care Act—was leaking personal data to third party services. The story gained a lot of attention in the press and in the g […]

A federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn took an admirable stand last week when he questioned the government’s authority to compel Apple to unlock a seized mobile device using the All Writs Act. That’s a gen […]

As Democratic presidential candidates including Sen. Bernie Sanders prepare for the first debate Tuesday, we talk to Gyasi Ross about his recent piece on TheStranger.com, “I Support Bernie Sanders for President […]

Tens of thousands from across the country gathered on the National Mall in Washington Saturday for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March. The rally commemorated the 1995 event, when Nation of Islam Leader […]

Today, October 12, is Columbus Day. Every year it’s officially the second Monday in October; this year it falls on the exact anniversary of the Niña, Pinta and Santa María’s arrival in the Bahamas 523 years ago. […]

As many as 128 people died in Turkey Saturday when nearly simultaneous explosions ripped through a pro-peace rally in the country’s capital of Ankara. More than 245 people were injured. The bombs went off just a […]