* Haunting photos from Syrian refugee city in Jordan comprised entirely of tents that 144,000 now call home. * Spiegel reports the NSA can tap into personal data on nearly every smartphone. * How Pat Robertson used a charity mission in war-torn Rwanda as a front to further his diamond mine
* Brief rundown of Syria's many rebel groups, majority of which are under the nominal control of the Supreme Military Council. * Statistical overview of prison suicides. * Interactive visualizations of stop-and-frisk policing based on NYPD data. * For teenagers, e-cigarettes could be a gateway to tobacco addiction rather
Multi-layered photographs show people’s inner lives merging with their environments—suggesting that what we see of reality is less than what actually exists.
* Obama directs Pentagon to expand its list of potential Syrian air-strike targets. * The latest House whip count on authorizing force in Syria: 217 say or lean no, 44 say yes. * Iran orders attack on American interests in Baghdad if the U.S. commits to striking Syria. * Iran’s new
* Germany—which has Europe's highest electricity prices—is about to get a 20% rate hike for going all in on wind and solar. * When the correct answer to a math problem goes against one's political beliefs, it becomes unsolvable. * Spanish helpline reports rise in suicidal callers
As another military intervention gets underway—with your name on it—we thought a brief tour of recent history in Syria would be useful, with lots of pictures.
* Putin tells leaders at the G20 summit that Syria is a topic best left to dinner discussion. * Assessing the Assads' Instagram account. * Profiles of scientists responsible for the world's chemical weapons. * Latest Snowden leak shows Al-Qaeda’s leadership asking engineers to find ways to shoot down,
What should readers demand from their reporters? Find the shadows. Examine the complex problems. And captivate us. Journalists from Slate, Deadspin, ProPublica, NPR, and more on what readers should expect.
* Emergency-room doctor writes about treating victims of an incendiary-bomb attack in Syria. * Supporters of military intervention argue we should think of U.S. bombing runs in Bosnia in 1995, not Iraq in 2003. * Round-up of Syria-related conspiracy theories. * Every angle considered in case you, too, were
* Nevada launches a website that lets you fantasy-shop for Obamacare—before you do it for real on Oct. 1. * Giving some credence to the Facebook post allegedly from Assad's 11-year-old son: The Assad administration's kids liked it. * A look at the data shows
