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December 8, 2022
The Qatar World Cup Ushers in a New Era of Digital Authoritarianism in Sports
With drones, video cameras, facial recognition software, and undercover police, the tournament may be the most-surveilled sporting event ever.
Karim Zidan
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August 25, 2022
Defund the Police Algorithms
Law enforcement is increasingly turning to software to surveil and anticipate crime. But a grassroots movement is emerging to resist algorithmic policing.
Michelle Chen
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June 27, 2022
The NYU Policing Project’s Dirty Money Dilemma
A coalition of law students at New York University has condemned the nonprofit for partnering with various police technology, surveillance, and weaponry companies.
Ruqaiyah Zarook
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May 11, 2022
Under Biden, the Border Wall Is More Powerful Than Ever
Officials continue to promote a border-wall system that’s increasingly profitable—and more than ever like something out of a science-fiction movie.
Todd Miller
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February 1, 2022
The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia
This country’s security agencies continue their laser focus on monitoring Muslim Americans, even as they grossly underestimate the threat from white supremacists.
Juan Cole
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January 28, 2022
We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security
Since 9/11, we’ve overfunded a second Pentagon capable of focusing on whatever it considers to be most politically expedient.
Andrea Mazzarino
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November 20, 2021
Where Is Peng Shuai? And What Is the IOC Going to Do About It?
With the 2022 Beijing Olympics looming, the IOC’s silence in the case of a missing tennis star who accused a Chinese official of sexual assault speaks volumes.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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October 26, 2021
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October 13, 2021
I Lived Through the US Military’s Culture of Surveillance
As a military spouse, I’ve been threatened, silenced, monitored, and shamed by the very people my husband fought alongside.
Andrea Mazzarino
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September 9, 2021
How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”
Before 9/11, Muslims were just another of this country’s many religious groups. After, they became a targeted, racialized minority.
Moustafa Bayoumi