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Internet and New MediaSeptember 28, 2022
Who Owns the Internet?
Ben Tarnoff’s history of networked life and the rise of a corporate-controlled web doubles as a polemic, arguing for a people-first Internet.
Evan Malmgren
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TechnologyNovember 22, 2021
Life in West Virginia’s “Quiet Zone”
A recent book by journalist Stephen Kurczy examines what happens in a vast swath of the country where wireless signal is limited and carefully regulated.
Evan Malmgren
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Environmental ActivismSeptember 23, 2021
The Battle for Thacker Pass
In Nevada’s high desert, environmentalists, Indigenous organizers, and ranchers have locked arms to block a lithium mine.
Evan Malmgren
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PoliticsAugust 21, 2020
The DNC Was Virtual, but the Protests Were Real as Hell
Away from the convention’s cameras, activists from around the country converged on the city to protest police violence and the party’s lackluster vision.
Evan Malmgren and Simon Schatzberg
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Books and IdeasOctober 22, 2019
Down the Alt-Right Rabbit Hole
Andrew Marantz’s Antisocial tells the messy history of how the far right went viral.
Evan Malmgren
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Internet and New MediaMay 14, 2019
The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
Payal Arora’s The Next Billion Users turns a critical eye to the humanitarian push to connect the globe.
Evan Malmgren
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Internet and New MediaNovember 2, 2018
Twitch Crosses the Picket Line
At an annual convention for online streamers, some attendees found common ground with striking hotel workers.
Evan Malmgren
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Internet and New MediaNovember 1, 2018
The Future of Net Neutrality
Internet freedom went from hot-button issue to political sideshow. What happened?
Evan Malmgren
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Campaigns and ElectionsOctober 26, 2018
Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband?
Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist wants to bring utility populism to Vermont.
Evan Malmgren
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InequalityNovember 28, 2017
The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet
A blue-collar manufacturing town in southern Appalachia offers a roadmap for reclaiming the Internet’s utopian potential.
Evan Malmgren