Natasha Lennard
Call Courtroom 'Testilying' By Police What It Is — Perjury
A Baltimore cop faces perjury charges for lying about the beating of a suspect, but police aren't held accountable often enough for the lies they tell courts.
The Recently Unveiled Flying Car Is Already a Relic of the Past
What is billed as the most advanced flying car ever has been unveiled in Europe, but the futuristic flying car is now actually a retro idea.
'Lone Wolf' Terrorist Acts Will Be Used to Justify the Surveillance State
The apparent end of the bogus distinction between groups who are terrorists and individuals who are merely crazy could have troubling consequences for civil liberties.
We Can't Properly Debate Drone Casualties Without Knowing The Names of Those Killed
A new report finds that available records show only 4 percent of the people killed by drone strikes in Pakistan can be identified by name as al Qaeda militants.
The Great Pumpkin Riot is a White Riot Worth Taking Seriously
The riot in sleepy Keene, New Hampshire this past weekend reminds us how riots are racialized — and that party riots are no joke.
Google Glass Addiction Is Real Because Despair Is Real
The first case of so-called internet addiction through Google Glass is not a horror story about technology, but a tragic tale of contemporary mental anguish.
Ferguson and the Violence of Sanitizing the Struggle for Civil Rights
Cornel West is right — struggle is messy, and the time for platitudes about peace from elder statesmen has long passed.
Ebola Is the ISIS of Our Apocalyptic Fantasies
CNN's absurd comparison of the deadly virus to the jihadist organization reflects the fascination with end-times in the Western imagination.
The Danger of Letting Monsters Pass As Internet Trolls
Even when expressing neo-Nazi beliefs or getting dozens of drag queens' Facebook accounts suspended, trolls are allowed to enjoy a moral ambiguity.
Military Medals and the Ambiguous War on the Islamic State
The latest US military action in Iraq and Syria doesn't have a name, so awards given to the men and women fighting will come under an old War on Terror designation.
Occupy Central Is Not Like Previous Protest Movements
The Hong Kong pro-democracy protests borrow from a global language of dissent, but are reflective of the very specific politics and history of the administrative region.
What the Hell Is Ello?
The new social network Ello will likely not replace Facebook or revolutionize social media. But it could make us think — and it'll definitely have porn.