Society

Will the FIFA Raids Scuttle the Vote to Suspend Israeli Soccer?

Will the FIFA Raids Scuttle the Vote to Suspend Israeli Soccer? Will the FIFA Raids Scuttle the Vote to Suspend Israeli Soccer?

The future of the planned FIFA vote on Israeli soccer’s future may be in peril but it may have received an unexpected boost.

May 28, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin

The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math.

The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math. The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math.

Encryption is a better safeguard of our civil liberties than the law.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Eleanor Saitta

What Amazon Taught the Cops

What Amazon Taught the Cops What Amazon Taught the Cops

Predictive policing is just another form of supply-chain efficiency.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Ingrid Burrington

How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score

How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score

Welcome to the new Wild West of data collection without regulation.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Astra Taylor and Jathan Sadowski

These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching Us

These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching Us These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching Us

How workplace surveillance has become a menace to health and safety.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Jessica Bruder

Want to Cut Welfare? There’s an App for That.

Want to Cut Welfare? There’s an App for That. Want to Cut Welfare? There’s an App for That.

Conservatives explore cutting benefits behind a high-tech facade.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Virginia Eubanks

The Push for Debt-Free College Is Hitting the Big Time

The Push for Debt-Free College Is Hitting the Big Time The Push for Debt-Free College Is Hitting the Big Time

An idea that didn't formally exist six weeks ago is picking up a lot of steam.

May 27, 2015 / Blog / George Zornick

‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political

‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political ‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political

New technologies will not solve our problems: People acting collectively will.

May 27, 2015 / Editorial / Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor

What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense

What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense What No One Is Saying About the Cleveland Police Shooting Case: It’s Legal Nonsense

This judge’s ruling could make it a lot harder to prosecute manslaughter.

May 27, 2015 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA!

Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA! Down Goes FIFA!

The dramatic arrests of leading FIFA officials are the tip of the iceberg. This could be the beginning of the end for the soccer federation in its current form.

May 27, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin

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