November 16, 2015

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The Islamic State’s grand strategy is to throw areas into chaos before stepping in to fill the void.

“Unfortunately, elements of European society are reacting as the Islamic State desires.”

IS operates out of a surprisingly tidy lower-middle-class neighborhood in Brussels.

Friday’s attacks follow the Boulevard Voltaire, which have charted a history of violence and repression in the heart of France.

“France is already at war with Islamic State. The Paris attacks aren’t the first salvo.”

When is the first plane to Syria? After the attacks, Syrian refugees share fears on Facebook.

Now is the time to welcome refugees, not shun them—it’s one of the ways to stop the spread of IS.

“Ne vous laissez pas manipuler”—“Do not allow yourself to be manipulated”—is #StayWoke in French.

A woman’s account of playing dead at the Bataclan amidst the attack.

The day after in Paris. #photos

“Jihadists are not just becoming savvier at manipulating media, but at using attacks to advance their strategy of exclusion.”

Terrorists can send highly encrypted messages on the cheap using PlayStation4.

On Saturday night an arsonist attacked a Canadian mosque.

Sanders is right: Climate change is linked with the civil war in Syria and the terrorism it spawned.

Activists discuss whether solving climate justice and achieving climate justice can become the same thing.

Radical perspective does not quell the desire or need for connection. Canadian Neo-Nazis at ease in their social groups. #photos

Modi’s BJP takes a major electoral loss in Bihar, responds with major trade liberalization push.

A vaccine introduced in 2010 has wiped out meningitis A in 16 African countries.

There is a direct correlation between how much a company pays in regulatory fines and how much they spend on government lobbying.

Gawker’s men congratulate themselves for diversity while offering fellow males more opportunities and money.

Three people said money and two said revenge. Why we write.

“Wherever the post-manufacturing economy went, the Southern dialect disappeared.”

Dropping the “T” from “LGBT” doesn’t account for harassers, who victimize equally.

Media depictions of trans culture have improved—anything less is dangerous.