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Truce with the Taliban - will it hold and is it possible?
It’s been nearly two decades of war that has taken thousands of lives and cost American taxpayers trillions of dollars. And late last week, ...
Minority of Twitter users responsible for vast majority of political tweets
Associate Professor of Law David Levine recently lent his expertise to a Washington Post article looking at who is posting tweets about U.S. politics ...
White power, white supremacy, and violence – our expert explains how communication is key in perpetuating racial hatred in the United States
On August 3, 2019, a white power-inspired gunman killed 24 people and injured 22 others at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas. We tend to understand mass shootings as ...
AI and online extremism
Responding to increased pressure, Facebook has "doubled down" on identifying and removing posts by online extremists and the groups they use to share content. As ...
Online extremism and hate groups
A recent episode of the Reveal podcast from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX titled "Hate in the homeland" features insights from Megan Squire, ...
Big Brother is watching (literally)…let our experts explain the new social credit system
There’s a new way of life coming to China, and for most observers it feels a lot like the book 1984. As officially explained, China’...
Deal or no deal – is Britain about to go bust with Brexit?
It’s pretty much deal or no deal. After a couple of years on negotiating, glad-handing, spinning and voting – Britain is now looking down the ...
Extremism on the rise – Let our experts tell you just how concerned you need to be
Incidents across America and the planet are happening regularly. Protests are turning ugly with damage, violence and even death. Shootings and attacks on mosques, churches ...
Expect more terrorist attacks in Russia, political expert says
A deadly subway explosion in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday morning has been declared a terrorist attack, and we can expect more of these kinds of ...