Why Is ‘The New Republic’ Taking Money From an NSA Contractor to Run Defenses of the NSA? Why Is ‘The New Republic’ Taking Money From an NSA Contractor to Run Defenses of the NSA?
Benjamin Wittes of the Brookings Institution loves the National Security Agency and takes money from Northrop Grumman to blog about it in The New Republic.
Dec 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Shelf Life Shelf Life
How did something as trivial as spam end up on the forefront of cyberwar?
Dec 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Saler
Jessica Valenti: Beyoncé Is ‘Absolutely’ a Feminist Jessica Valenti: Beyoncé Is ‘Absolutely’ a Feminist
The pop megastar’s surprise album touches on themes of self-authorship and control.
Dec 16, 2013 / Press Room
A Pirate’s Life: The Rise and Fall of ‘Murdoch’s World’ A Pirate’s Life: The Rise and Fall of ‘Murdoch’s World’
Eric's weekly reviews and Reed on Murdoch's media empire.
Dec 13, 2013 / Eric Alterman
Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows
Too many women are dying horrific deaths on television dramas.
Dec 11, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Repression Deepens in Egypt Repression Deepens in Egypt
At first it was the Muslim Brotherhood. Now dozens of journalists, non-Islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten.
Dec 9, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality
Why is Verizon suing the FCC over net neutrality regulations?
Dec 6, 2013 / Leticia Miranda
Fox News Invites Financial Analyst to Trash Minimum Wage Increase Fox News Invites Financial Analyst to Trash Minimum Wage Increase
Fox News deceptively attacks the minimum wage.
Dec 5, 2013 / Lee Fang
Hacktivists on Trial Hacktivists on Trial
Prosecutors are warping the law to throw activist hackers like Aaron Swartz behind bars for years.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / Peter Ludlow
The Promise—and Threat—of the Internet The Promise—and Threat—of the Internet
Who will rule our virtual world—government data miners and the corporations in step with them, or everyone else?
Dec 4, 2013 / E.L. Doctorow