(Photo: Slain journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley.) Throughout his career as a journalist and blogger, and especially during the past year, The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald has positioned himself as a defender of journalists. At its core, this is a noble pursuit. The ...read more

Just when we had a long Labor Day Weekend to forget about how crazy and awful the situation with the Islamic State is, the Associated Press is reporting that a video has been uploaded to the internet showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was seen being ...read more

Finally, Twitter has taken a small but significant step toward cleaning up the vile filth being spread anonymously (and otherwise) on its popular social media platform. Effective this morning, Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo announced the suspension of any users who tweet the ...read more