Plus: Origins of dark money in US politics
| | | | Top headlines Lead story In the wake of the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced in early February that all agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city would be issued body-worn cameras. The policy, once funding becomes available, would be extended nationwide, she added. Cameras worn by federal officials can offer a measure of accountability, writes UMass Boston's Stephanie Lessing, who has studied ICE's body camera policy and compared it with dozens of state and local policies. The technology, she explains, could boost ICE's legitimacy in the eyes of the public. But its effectiveness depends on whether it's being used correctly. And for any policy to work, it must be enforced, she adds, suggesting that ICE complaints be investigated by an external review board. [ Sign up for our newsletter on how AI is impacting society. Every Friday. ] |  | Alfonso Serrano Politics + Society Editor | |  A police officer in Ipswich, Mass., wears a WatchGuard body camera on July 29, 2020. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Stephanie Lessing, UMass Boston For body cameras to function as transparency tools, wrongdoing would have to be consistently penalized, highlighting the consequences of noncompliance. | International | -
Angélica Durán-Martínez, UMass Lowell Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have set up roadblocks and attacked property and security forces in the days following their leader's death. | | Arts + Culture | -
Joel Carnevale, Florida International University Whether they're famous composers or first-year art students, creators experience reputational costs when AI enters the mix. -
Claire Oberon Garcia, Colorado College This year marks the 150th birthday of Colorado and is a chance to examine the state's history. | | Politics + Society | -
John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University A gobsmacking amount of money is spent on federal elections in the US. The credit or blame for that reaches back to a landmark, 50-year-old Supreme Court decision. -
Aniko Bodroghkozy, University of Virginia From the civil rights era of the 1960s until today, white victims of government violence have received disproportionate attention. | | Science + Technology | -
Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California Humans and AIs have different methods of calculating words about probability like 'maybe' and 'likely' – and different interpretations about what they mean. -
Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College Researchers have been studying tens of thousands of proteins and even more variations without a yardstick to compare their results. | | Environment + Energy | -
Mike Shriberg, University of Michigan The issue in front of the US Supreme Court is seemingly mundane, about federal or state jurisdiction. But it is actually much bigger, encompassing some key questions of the 21st century. | | Health + Medicine | -
Jonathan Appelbaum, Florida State University Scaling back Florida's AIDS Drug Assistance Program could mean a resurgence of HIV/AIDS and increased health care costs throughout the state. | | Ethics + Religion | -
Christopher Schelin, Starr King School for the Ministry The phrase 'separation of church and state' dates back to a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation. -
Kristy Nabhan-Warren, University of Iowa Accompaniment, rooted in modern Catholic social thought, calls for putting the needs of the most vulnerable first. | | | | Today's graphic 📈 |
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