Internet and New Media

The Fake Prince of Facebook The Fake Prince of Facebook

When a young Moroccan computer engineer created a fake Facebook profile for the Crown Prince of Morocco, the result was jail, torture and a very uncertain future.

Feb 22, 2008 / Feature / Laila Lalami

Obama’s Wide Net Obama’s Wide Net

His web-driven, self-starting activism could be the key to getting his message out--and bringing young voters to the polls on Super Tuesday.

Jan 10, 2008 / Editorial / Ari Melber

Writers of the World Unite Writers of the World Unite

Striking members of the Writers Guild of America are bringing the labor movement something it hasn't had for a long time: an audience.

Dec 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Luvh Rakhe

About Facebook About Facebook

As the old concept of privacy fades and a new one arises online, what is being lost?

Dec 20, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber

It’s Our Web It’s Our Web

Stop corporate robots from taking over the Web. Freespeech.org explains how relentless marketing and data-mining puts your privacy in peril.

Dec 10, 2007 / Video / The Nation Video

Students for a Free Pakistan Students for a Free Pakistan

Putting blogs, cellphones and text messages to work, Pakistani students around the world are rallying against Musharraf's martial law.

Nov 30, 2007 / Feature / Jayati Vora

WGA: Picket and Click It WGA: Picket and Click It

As the strike continues, Writers Guild members have turned the Internet into an organizing tool.

Nov 26, 2007 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta

The New Right-Wing Smear Machine The New Right-Wing Smear Machine

A web-savvy form of conservative propaganda, written anonymously and forwarded via e-mail, is altering the political landscape.

Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes

Leave Us Alone Leave Us Alone

How do presidential candidates propose to protect our privacy?

Oct 4, 2007 / Editorial / Ryan Thoreson

Google: Search and Data Seizure Google: Search and Data Seizure

Google's bid to acquire DoubleClick will make it the most powerful player in interactive marketing on the planet. But it poses threats to our privacy, politics and democratic aspir...

Sep 28, 2007 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester

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