D&S advisor Charlton D. McIlwain writes an op-ed about the new white political movement. We must see the new white narrative for what it really is, an attempt to refocus public attention and political capital away from peo... Read on CNN

D&S fellow Zara Rahman donates part of her Shuttleworth Flash Grant to the Human Rights Data Analysis Group and Global Voices. So here's the thing: I don't think we need only innovative ideas or world-changing projects. We... Read on Globalvoices.org

D&S advisor Anil Dash asserts that business leaders have to stand up against proposed abuses and violations from the Trump administration. Read on Recode

D&S affiliate Mimi Onuoha profiles the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) of Broadway and off-Broadway and their efforts “to track racial demographic data in the industry.” Read on Quartz

D&S advisor Ethan Zuckerman wrote an op-ed detailing the issue of normalizing the abnormal. My deep fear is that there's no single set of Hallin's spheres anymore. What's consensus to a Trump supporter may be deviant to a ... Read on CNN

D&S fellow Alice E. Marwick wrote this op-ed discussing how online harassment disproportionately impacts women and minorities. In a divisive time for American society, it’s crucial that everyone is heard. Social media comp... Read on Quartz

D&S researcher Robyn Caplan writes about fake news and Facebook in the NYT. Media organizations were especially left behind when Facebook changed its algorithm in June to privilege friends and family over major publishers,... Read on The New York Times

D&S advisor Baratunde Thurston jumps into the debate of the place of empathy in a post-Trump election. Read on Vox

D&S researcher Alex Rosenblat writes about the motivations of gig economy workers. In sum, the effects of the gig economy on the workforce are mixed. These platforms seem to benefit people earning supplementary income or t... Read on Harvard Business Review

D&S affiliate Sorelle Friedler, with Nicholas Diakopoulos, discuss five principles to hold algorithmic systems accountable. Recent investigations show that risk assessment algorithms can be racially biased, generating scor... Read on MIT Technology Review