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WikiLeaks and the War on Whistleblowers
April 8, 2013 -
Three years after WikiLeaks released the video “Collateral Murder,” which documented U.S. troops killing unarmed civilians in Baghdad, whistleblowers face long prison sentences while the politicians and military leaders whose crimes they exposed have gone scot-free. More -
Change the Culture, Change the World
April 1, 2013 -
Artist Favianna Rodriguez, who co-founded Culture Strike, a grassroots organization supporting immigrant rights, reflects on how cultural undercurrents come together to make waves of political change. More -
The Guantanamo Effect
April 1, 2013 -
Examining Guantanamo as a military doctrine circulating far beyond the prison itself, artists Mariam Ghani and Chitra Ganesh create an interactive digital archive defining, illustrating and linking key terms and events in the “global war on terror.” More -
DOMA & Prop 8: Same-Sex Couples Keep Their Ring Fingers Crossed
March 18, 2013 -
Comedian Liz Feldman is getting married in May. Or maybe just “married.” On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court will hear two landmark cases that will determine whether her “wedding” has to have scare quotes around it. More -
It’s Not Art, It’s a Work Style
March 4, 2013 -
Creative Time’s chief curator, Nato Thompson, talks with artist and fashion designer J. Morgan Puett about her communal residence Mildred’s Lane—and whether women in the art world can “have it all.” More