Volume 23 Issue 4
Homegrown Hate: An FBI File Hones in on Domestic Terrorism
In November 2014, Larry Steven McQuilliams, who identified himself as a high priest of the Phineas Priesthood, went on a shooting spree in Austin. We filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the FBI for everything the bureau had on the Phineas...
Wheat As a Weapon of War in Syria
How the Syrian regime, rebels, jihadists, and NGOs are fighting for control of of the country's most powerful resource.
Photos from the Front Lines of the Ukraine Conflict
Michela A. G. Iaccarino spent two years in Ukraine documenting the conflict between Russian-supported separatists and pro-Ukrainian forces.
Life and Death in the Wake of an ISIS Siege
Inside the city of Kobani, which has weathered some of the worst fighting in the Syrian war.
Photos from the Front Lines of the Ukraine Conflict
Photographer Michela AG Iaccarino spent two years among soldiers and civilians inside the hotly disputed Russia-Ukraine border areas, and this is what she saw.
Life and Death in the Wake of an ISIS Siege
Inside the city of Kobani, which has weathered some of the worst fighting in the Syrian war.
The Journalist Keeping Tabs on Airstrikes Against ISIS
AIRWARS is fighting to keep a tally of the civilian victims of the war being waged on the Islamic State from above.
The Story Behind the Poignant Cover of VICE Magazine's June Issue
We spoke to Elliot Ross about his arresting photo of the clothes of asylum seekers hanging out to dry in a transit camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
June's Best Books, Albums, and TV
We reviewed STARZ's new series 'The Girlfriend Experience,' Lee Lockwood's 'Castro's Cuba,' and a bunch more books.
Why American Right-Wingers Are Going to War in Ukraine
What the Islamic State is for disenchanted young Westerners of an Islamist bent, Right Sector has become for young Europeans and American right-wingers with an antique passion for nationalism—any nationalism except for Russia's, that is.
Censorship and the Future of the Internet According to Yasmin Green
Green is the head of research and development at tech incubator Jigsaw, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet. To Green, access to information is a fundamental human right, and she's on a mission to ensure it.