April 8, 2016

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There was a 50% uptick in executions worldwide between 2014 and 2015.

Al Qaeda is winning a PR war over ISIS in Yemen by providing social services.

Boko Haram has used women and girls in more than 100 terrorist attacks since 2014.

There are some 4,000 internally displaced people within Syria—often in worse conditions than their refugee countrymen.

The FBI has more than 500 standing requests from law enforcement agencies to unlock iPhones.

Secretive FBI facial and voice recognition software may be tracking us all.

Americans are growing more compliant with government use of facial, voice recognition software for surveillance.

Offshore tax havens exist because the global community doesn’t want to go after America for its tax evasion loopholes.

Talk about how offshore tax havens are good come courtesy of undisclosed university ties to tax havens and America’s loopholes.

Hillary Clinton is benefitting the most from Citizens United of any candidate.

California man pushes ballot proposal requiring politicians to wear corporate sponsor logos, NASCAR-style, “to shame them.”

Restrictive voter ID law made it difficult for college students to vote in Wisconsin.

Despite relentless messaging, drastically low numbers of young adults have received the HPV vaccine.

Door-to-door education canvassing about transgender issues may work yet.

Remarkable profile of Tegan & Sara as they finally, finally come into the spotlight.

Ruminations on controlling, dangerous male music industry svengalis.