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March 27, 2013 Andy Cush

What is a 20-ft long wooden replica military helicopter doing on the roof of a Long Island City studio? Commissioned by Amnesty International and the Control Arms campaign, two New York artists spent three days creating the chopper to raise awareness about a UN treaty that would place new regulations on the international arms trade. […]

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January 30, 2013 Andy Cush

Though the Obama administration’s drone program has faced widespread public criticism, it has seen surprisingly little oversight from the international community. With the launching of a new long-term investigation into the practice by United Nations Special Rappoteur Ben Emmerson, that’s about to change. Emmerson hopes to compile extensive reports on the effects–including potential civilian casualties–of […]

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