Rachel Kushner
Rachel Kushner is the author of two novels, The Flamethrowers and Telex from Cuba, both nominees for the National Book Award for Fiction. The Strange Case of Rachel K, a slim book of early writing, will be published by New Directions in February 2015. Kushner’s fiction and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, The Paris Review, and elsewhere.
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As governments across Africa continue to introduce internet policies that hurt connectivity rates and stifle freedom of expression, an increasing number of digital rights activists and organizations are fighting back: https://bit.ly/377QVNw via @dwnews.
A whistleblower comes forward over the secret transfer of medical history data from one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S. to Google, which can be accessed by Google staff: https://bit.ly/2NHkKwI via @guardian.
So amazing!!! The border is not a constitution-free zone! I will be presenting the ruling from @ACLU and @EFF tonight at our @PENamerica training on legal rights for journalists reporting at the border. Stay tuned! https://twitter.com/bhandari_esha/status/1194351083906318338