| Charlie Hebdo published its first cover since the attacks — and it's perfect | The French satirical newspaper's "survivor issue" cover, which hit newsstands Wednesday, features an image of the Prophet Muhammad holding a "Je Suis Charlie" sign, along with the words "Tout est pardonne," or "All is forgiven."
The new cover is a cheeky jab at Islamic extremism with a powerful message: Despite the bloodshed at the newspaper's Paris offices that left 12 dead less than a week ago, Charlie Hebdo will not be silenced.
+ The magazine is returning with an estimated print run of more than 3 million copies, far higher than the paper's normal run of 60,000. It will also be translated into 16 languages.
+ With one comedian's joke, France is facing its first post-Hebdo free speech challenge.
+ Mic's Marcie Bianco: "The conflict at the heart of the Charlie Hebdo saga has nothing to do with Islam and everything to do with art and cross-cultural representation."
+ #FoxNewsFacts is the best response to the network's insane, troubling dialogue on Islamic extremism.
+ If white people were expected to apologize for every act of extremism the way Muslims are, here's how absurd it would sound. | | | New York City is finally ending its practice of solitary confinement for young inmates | New York City on Tuesday took the lead in a national movement to ban the use of solitary confinement as punishment for young inmates. A deal approved unanimously by the Board of Corrections will protect prisoners under the age of 21 from what a growing chorus of critics calls a violation of their basic human rights.
+ As part of the agreement, which comes into effect in 2016, correctional facilities will also be forbidden from holding inmates of any age in isolation for more than 30 consecutive days.
+ The concessions come under pressure from civil rights groups that have brought a series of lawsuits against the city in response to gut-wrenching reports of abuse and neglect at the Rikers Island jail, which holds an average of 11,000 people.
+ "An institution as profoundly broken as Rikers Island will require wholesale reform to transform into a humane environment that emphasizes treatment and rehabilitation over punishment and isolation, and these rules are a major step forward," NYCLU executive director Donna Lieberman said in a press release. | | | Why the world should care about Boko Haram, in one chart | In the Nigerian town of Baga, Boko Haram insurgents carried out one of the bloodiest attacks in the group's history, killing an estimated 2,000 people. Most of the victims were women, children and elderly people who couldn't escape after fighters drove into the town firing rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons at local residents.
But far from being an isolated attack, Boko Haram's latest onslaught is part of a steadily growing trend. As the below chart from Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer shows, the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram insurgents has been swelling for the last few years.
"The world came together after the attack on Charlie Hebdo in France, and it came together after the attack in Sydney in December," writes Mic's Sophie Kleeman. "Boko Haram's pattern of growth since 2009 makes it clear that it will continue to wage a violent war on its own population. It may not be happening on our doorstep, but that doesn't mean we can ignore it. | | |
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