Headlines from December 15, 2014

ISIS began in 2004 at an American-run prison in Iraq—a golden opportunity for future terrorists.
Senate passes spending bill, but not without another shutdown scare from Ted Cruz.
Following the dismantling of Hong Kong’s final Occupy site, protesters urge people to refuse to pay taxes in “small and symbolic amounts.”
Japanese PM Abe prevails in snap election, but low turnout underscores the public’s disengagement with the political process.
An estimated 100,000 children labor in Mexico’s crop fields, with some produce exported to the US.
Veterans of two decades of climate change negotiations called the turnaround in America’s image profound.
Julian Assange wants to build a “Monument to Courage”—of himself.
Sexual violence…is no longer relegated to feminist blogs and women’s magazines.
Tech employees may be the biggest threat to user privacy, but few companies have policies in place to prevent snooping.
Uber’s viability depends on a friendly regulatory environment—it’s pouring money into a fraught lobbying effort headed by ex-Obama exec.
The cutting edge of documentary film is in a Harvard ethnography lab.
Martin Freeman on SNL means you have to do The Office: Middle Earth. #video
The NHL’s mumps outbreak can be traced to the fact that only three out of 10 Canadian provinces require childhood vaccinations.
The band Skinny Puppy invoices the US government $666K in royalties for using its music as a Guantanamo torture device.