Terrorism

The Western world defines terrorism through an almost exclusively Islamophobic narrative. In 2002, the first terrorism case tried under the newly-created anti-terrorism law charged a black man with terrorism for attempting to shoot fifteen people and rub Chick-fil-A sandwiches on their faces. Yes. He was charged with terrorism.

There is a lot on the Internet to read about the tragic Charleston shooting that took place late Wednesday night. Here are a few noteworthy tweets to get started with.

For your education, let's take a look at the two biggest groups making the most anti-outsider noise in Western Europe right now.

Who is memorialized in death has everything to do with race, class . . . and who you were in life.

I gobbled up news all day and late into the night. And I was still just as confused—and just as sad—when I went to bed.

The men who shot incredible teenager Malala Yousafzai in 2012 have been captured.

Thirteen years later, I still remember, fondly, how New York used to be—but I can’t ever go back to it.

Watch 12 minutes of Russell Brand's general brilliance, or just read this.