Civil Liberties
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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 -
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 -
Warehousing African Migrants in Israel
February 1, 2013 -
With approximately 60,000 African refugees now living in Israel, the Knesset has authorized increasingly draconian measures to detain and deport migrants. Artist Nir Evron showcases the architecture of a new detention center near Israel’s border with Egypt. More -
DREAMers: Undocumented Youth Turn Images into Political Acts
December 19, 2012 -
President Obama has granted a swath of undocumented youth stays of deportation under the provisions of the DREAM Act. But he has also deported 1.4 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Roberto Lovato explains how art fits into, and can change, this picture. More -
Drawing a Line:
The Right to PrivacyDecember 3, 2012 -
In October, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of current surveillance law—or, more precisely, debating who has the right to challenge it. The ACLU’s Jameel Jaffer, lead attorney for the case, reports back. More