‘In this story, Goliath vanquishes David and his body is abandoned in some ditch.’ […]
Latino Rebels: Amelia Frank-Vitale and Juan José Martínez D’aubuisson on ethical reporting
NYT: Malia Politzer and Annie Hylton on violence against LGBTQ refugees
Homosexuality remains illegal in 34 of Africa’s 54 countries, but claiming asylum in other countries is also risky. […]
Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on fake tweets aimed at Iranian exiles
Cyberattacks defending Tehran’s interests have become a lot more sophisticated. […]
NYT Mag: Suzy Hansen on Turkey’s purge of intellectuals
Some 6,000 academics have lost their positions and in some cases their freedoms. […]
In Hungary, opposition’s main challenge is to unite
But it’s an uphill fight when nationalism and family values are providing a template for Europe’s right wing. […]
THE CABLE PODCAST: The Kremlin kleptocracy
A conversation with Anders Åslund. […]
Can AI change the game for fake news?
Programmers are developing deep learning algorithms to boost trust in the news media. […]
Curt Gabrielson publishes new book
More Tinkering: How Kids in the Tropics Learn by Making Stuff. […]
Getting to the gaokao
The road to China’s brutal university entrance exam. […]
The Guardian: Shannon Sims on Texas’ female field hands
Undocumented migrants in Texas are even more vulnerable to exploitation when they are female. […]