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• “Rebel with a Cause,” Lapham’s Quarterly, September 22, 2020

• “The Son of Ferdinand Marcos May Be Hours From Returning the Family to Power,” The Nation, May 8, 2022

• “Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists,” The Nation, March 2, 2020

• “The Immunity Doctrine: Can officials be held liable for the suffering they inflict?” Harper’s Magazine, June 2017

• “Constitutional Sheriffs: The Cops Who Think the Government Is Our ‘Greatest Threat’,” NBC News, 18 Apr., 2016

• “The Fraud of War,” Slate, 5 May, 2015

• “Pentagon Teacher Accused of Running ‘Death Squad’,” The Daily Beast, 11 Mar., 2015

• “The Pentagon’s Slush Fund,” Politico Magazine, 11 Dec., 2014

• “When Tribes Team Up With Payday Lenders, Who Profits?” Al Jazeera America, 17 Jun., 2014

• “Turkey Shocks Africa,” The World Policy Journal, Winter 2012/2013

• “Likir, Ladakh: A Profile of a Himalayan Village,” Cultural Survival Quarterly, Winter 2007

General News

REUTERS (select articles)

• “Police back Republican candidates in U.S. midterms, even those at Jan. 6 riot,” 3 Nov., 2022
• “U.S. election offices tighten security for Nov. 8 midterms,” 9 Oct., 2022
• “Special Report: U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops,” 6 May, 2022
• “New state laws are fueling a U.S. debate over voting access; here’s how,” 17 Feb., 2022
• “Neo-Nazi leader indicted by Arizona grand jury for disorderly conduct,” 27 Jan., 2022
• “Texas governor moves state sharply to the right ahead of 2022 election,” 13 Oct., 2021
• “Texas abortion clinics struggle to survive under restrictive law,” 30 Sep., 2021
• “Promise vs practice: Police body-cam delays in Texas capital frustrate reformers,” 6 Jul., 2021
• “New Colorado voting map spurs debate from ski towns to Latina coffee group,” 2 Jul., 2021
• “Colorado leads U.S. states with first look at new congressional districts,” 18 Jun., 2021
• “From Vermont to Kentucky, some Republicans expand voting access in 2021,” 7 Jun., 2021
• “Neo-Nazi leader arrested in Arizona for aggravated assault,” 20 Apr., 2021
• “Elections officials fear Georgia law could politicize voting operations,” 1 Apr., 2021
• “Voting rights advocates decry ‘devastating’ Georgia measure limiting ballot access,” 19 Feb., 2021
• “Police seize firearms from Black men at Virginia rally for gun rights,” 18 Jan., 2021
• “As inauguration nears, law enforcement scrutiny drives U.S. extremists into internet’s dark corners,” 15 Jan., 2021
• “Special Report: Will your mail ballot count in the U.S. presidential election? It may depend on who’s counting and where,” 25 Sept., 2020
• “Decorated veteran at center of U.S. fraud charges on border-wall fundraising,” 21 Aug., 2020
• “Exclusive: Philadelphia’s new voting machines under scrutiny in Tuesday’s elections,” 1 Jun., 2020
• “Coronavirus-spurred changes to Ohio’s primary raise concerns about November,” 27 Apr., 2020
• “Exclusive: Fewer poll workers, coronavirus, spark fears of election day woes in Ohio Democratic primary,” 13 Mar., 2020
• “Alleged neo-Nazis caught with assault rifle charged ahead of Virginia gun rally,” 16 Jan., 2020
• “Militias, conservative activists rally in Washington,” 9 Nov., 2019
• “Trump tweet, political divisions fuel rising discourse about new U.S. civil war,” 29 Oct., 2019
• “In rally outside White House, Trump blamed for exposing Kurds to Turkish offensive,” 12 Oct., 2019
• “Special Report: The non-profits, startups and PACs seizing on Trump’s dream wall,” 3 Jul., 2019
• “Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns,” 2 May, 2019
• “Special Report: The dismantling of a U.S. workplace safety rule, and the political battle behind it,” 22 Jan., 2019
• “Turkish hydroelectric dam will leave hundreds homeless,” 9 Oct., 2018
• “Republican lawmakers in tight races now embrace gun control measures,” 7 Mar., 2018
• “Exclusive: Trump administration reduces support for prisoner halfway houses,” 13 Oct., 2017
• “Health and safety rules targeted as Trump begins to slash red tape,” 2 Oct., 2017
• “Campaign urges U.S. public pension funds to divest from owner of Trump hotel,” 19 Jul., 2017
• “Turkish envoy urges U.S. to search cleric Gulen’s communications,” 14 Jul., 2017
• “Cleric Gulen says he would not flee U.S. to avoid extradition to Turkey,” 11 Jul., 2017
• “U.S. senator asks ethics office to review Trump hotel payments,” 22 May, 2017
• “Public investments in Trump-operated hotel set dangerous precedent: U.S. senators,” 1 May, 2017
• “Exclusive: A New York hotel deal shows how some public pension funds help to enrich Trump,” 26 Apr., 2017
• “Kuwait could pay up to $60,000 for party at Trump Hotel in Washington,” 25 Feb., 2017
• “Emboldened by Trump, some police unions seek to overhaul Obama’s reforms,” 30 Jan., 2017
• “Emails show how Republicans lobbied to limit voting hours in North Carolina,” 3 Nov., 2016
• “U.S. network of Turkish cleric facing pressure as those at home seek help,” 26 Sept., 2016
• “In some U.S. cities, police push back against ‘open-carry’ gun laws,” 19 Jul., 2016
• “Exclusive: U.S. curtails federal election observers,” 17 Jul., 2016
• “Changes to North Carolina voting laws could put thousands of 2016 ballots at risk,” 15 Jul., 2016
• “Trial exposes tension over U.S. counter-extremism approach,” 3 Jun., 2016
• “Exclusive: No wall, but more high-tech gear, fencing sought by U.S. border agents,” 28 Apr., 2016
• “U.S. looks to Facebook, private groups to battle online extremism,” 24 Feb., 2016
• “U.S. eyes ways to toughen fight against domestic extremists,” 4 Feb., 2016
• “Exclusive: U.S. to charge Venezuela’s National Guard chief with drug trafficking,” 15 Dec., 2015

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

• “‘Mobile’ Schools Use Technology to Break Free of the Classroom,” 7 Sept., 2014
• “Disclosure Rules on Dangerous Chemicals Fuel Political Fight in Texas,” 15 Aug., 2014
• “Oklahoma Governor Shows Support For Testing a Form of Medical Marijuana,” 13 Aug., 2014
• “Texas City Goes High-Tech To Limit Water Loss,” 5 Aug., 2014
• “Open-Carry Push Has Texas in Its Sights,” 14 Jul., 2014
• “Texas Law Reducing Dam Inspections Sparks Criticism,” 10 Jul., 2014
• “Fourth of July Parade Brings Scientists Dressed in Foliage – Some With Nothing Else,” 3 Jul., 2014
• “Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Returns to U.S.,” 13 Jun., 2014
• “Texas Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Replaces Campaign Manager,” 11 Jun., 2014

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

• “New Dam in Turkey Threatens to Flood Ancient City and Archeological Sites,” 21 Feb., 2014
• “What Will Happen to Turkish Villagers in the Path of a Giant Dam?” 6 Sept., 2013
• “Rare Footage of Ilısu: The Dam That Will Flood Homes and History Across Southern Turkey,” 22 Aug., 2013
• “Turkish Town Has Hosted 12,000 Years of Human History & Stunning Biodiversity,” 6 Aug., 2013
• “Meet Some of the Rare Cultures Sustained by Iraqi Kurdistan’s Rivers,” 15 July, 2013
• “Will Shrinking Rivers Force Kurdistan’s Nomads to Abandon Their Lifestyle?” 18 May, 2013
• “Two Views of the Tigris: A Syrian and an Iraqi Kurd Discuss Turkey’s Dams,” 13 May, 2013
• “8,000 Years After its Advent, Agriculture is Withering in Southern Iraq,” 29 Apr., 2013
• “In Cradle of Civilization, Shrinking Rivers Endanger Unique Marsh Arab Culture,” 24 Apr., 2013
• “Enki’s Gift: How Civilization Bubbled From the Waters of Mesopotamia,” 23 Apr., 2013
• “Drought and Dams in Biblical Garden of Eden,” 11 Apr., 2013

FOREIGN POLICY

• “The Pentagon Is Still Terrible at Accounting for Your Tax Dollars,” 3 Aug., 2015
• “Burning Trash and Money in Afghanistan,” 12 Feb., 2015
• “Where Does the Islamic State Get Its Weapons?” 6 Oct., 2014
• “Kurdish Hunger Strike Pushes Turkey Toward The Tipping Point,” 6 Nov., 2012
• “Turkey’s Other Refugees,” 28 Aug., 2012

PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER

• “Shooting the Messenger: Climate-change deniers take aim at scientists,” 17 Dec., 2009
• “Medical Tourist: A Penn grad student seeks an experimental stem-cell treatment in China that he can’t get here,”
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• “No Exceptions: Is a draconian law forcing innocent men out of the country?” 5 Nov., 2009
• “Kinder, Gentler Skinheads: Inside Keystone United’s ‘family-friendly’ Leif Erikson Day celebration,” 15 Oct., 2009
• “Populism and Propriety: Don Argott’s ballad of the Barnes Foundation hits the silver screen,” 8 Oct., 2009
• “Loose Change: As the president negotiates the bumpy terrain of health-care reform, does Team Obama risk losing momentum?” 17 Sept., 2009

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS

TIME OUT ISTANBUL

• “Long Live the Library Revolution,” July, 2013
• REVIEW: A Long Day’s Evening, Bilge Karasu (trans. by Aron Aji and Fred Stark), June 2013
• REVIEW: Healing Secular Life: Loss and Devotion in Modern Turkey, Christopher Dole, May 2013
• REVIEW: The Aziz Bey Incident and Other Stories, by Ayfer Tunç, Apr., 2013
• REVIEW: Souffle, by Aslı Perker, Mar., 2013
• REVIEW: Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks, by Jenny White, Feb., 2013
• REVIEW: The Serenity Murders, by Mehmet Murat Somer, Jan., 2013
• REVIEW: Istanbul in Women’s Short Stories, edited by Hande Öğüt, and Europe in Women’s Short Stories from Turkey, edited by Gültekin Emre, Dec., 2012
• “A Hidden Treasure in Istanbul: The Adam Mickiewicz Museum,” Sept., 2012
• REVIEW: Prayers Stay the Same, by Tuna Kiremitçi, trans. Çiğdem Aksoy & A Momentary Delay, by Reha Çamuroğlu, trans. Çiğdem A. Kobu, Aug., 2012
• REVIEW: From Balat to Bat Yam: Memoirs of a Turkish Jew, by Eli Shaul, ed. Rıfat N. Balı, trans. Michael McGaha & Istanbul Was A Fairy Tale, by Mario Levi, trans. Ender Gürol, Jul., 2012
• “Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence Finally Opens,” 2 May, 2012
• REVIEW: A Memento For Istanbul, by Ahmet Ümit (trans. by Rakesh Jobanputra), Mar., 2012
• REVIEW: Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everday Life, by Gündüz Vassaf, Feb., 2012
• REVIEW: The Lost Word, by Oya Baydar (trans. by Stephanie Ateş), Dec., 2011
• REVIEW: Rebel Land: Unraveling the Riddle of History in a Turkish Town, by Christopher de Bellaigue, Aug., 2011

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