Longform
- “Rebel with a Cause,” Lapham’s Quarterly, September 22, 2020
- “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)
- “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 CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY
- “‘The army to set our nation free’,” 18 Apr., 2016
- “Pentagon remains stubbornly unable to account for its billions,” 3 Aug., 2015
- “Fighter’s capture spells trouble for U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State,” 1 Aug., 2015
- “Probes start into potential U.S. spending on ‘ghost schools’ in Afghanistan,” 18 Jun., 2015
- “U.S. military personnel have been convicted of $50 million worth of crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan,” 5 May, 2015
- “Billions in U.S. assistance to Afghan forces is still based on ragged data,” 29 Apr., 2015
- “Lawmakers boost war spending as the wars wind down,” 24 Mar., 2015
- “America remains top arms seller to the world,” 16 Mar., 2015
- “Flagship military university hired foreign officers linked to human rights abuses in Latin America,” 11 Mar., 2015
- “U.S. troops burned waste in hazardous open pits; safer incinerators sat idle,” 12 Feb., 2015
- “A long-term blank check for ‘war’ spending,” 11 Dec., 2014
- “U.S. Companies supply eavesdropping gear to Central Asian autocrats,” 21 Nov., 2014
- “NATO suddenly classifies ratings of Afghan military and police capabilities,” 30 Oct., 2014
- “Energy Department inspector blocked from probing dismissal of Hanford engineer,” 21 Oct., 2014
- “Investigators find Islamic State used ammo made in 21 countries, including America,” 6 Oct., 2014
- “Marine Corps settles dispute with whistleblower,” Sept. 26, 2014
- “U.S. Senate passes bill curtailing conflicts of interest in security clearance contracts,” Sept. 22, 2014
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,”
- 19 Nov., 2009
- “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
- “Turkey Quietly Moves to Grab a Place in the Global Carbon Trade,” 28 Nov., 2011
- “Amid Doubts, Turkey Powers Ahead With Hydrogen Technologies,” 5 Aug., 2011
- “A Solar City Tries to Rise in Turkey Despite Lack of Federal Support,” 10 May, 2011
- “Building of Turkey’s First Nuclear Plant, Sited on a Fault Line, Facing Fresh Questions,” 25 Mar., 2011
- “Italy’s Green Giant Enel to Tap Turkey’s Geothermal Reserves,” 10 Mar., 2011
- “With No Policy Incentives, Turkey’s Solar Entrepreneurs Wait Out in the Cold,” 14 Dec., 2010
- “In Turkey, Environmental Opposition to Power Plants Invites Defamation Lawsuits,” 19 Oct., 2010
- “Residents Fight Power Plant in Turkey Earthquake Zone,” 18 Oct., 2010
- “Geopolitics Complicates Solutions to Turkey’s Soaring Energy Demand,” 26 Aug., 2010
- “Skeptics Failing to Get Anti-Climate Science Agenda into Texas Classrooms,” 1 Jun., 2010
- “DOE Still Disavows Peak Oil Forecast, Despite New Studies,” 10 May, 2010
- “EPA’s Biofuel Mandates Based on Shaky Assumptions, Scientists Say,” 20 Apr., 2010
- “Economists: Graham-Kerry’s Sector-Specific Approach to Carbon Limits is Less Efficient,” 15 Mar., 2010
Arts
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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