Internet and New Media

We Must Protect Net Neutrality

We Must Protect Net Neutrality We Must Protect Net Neutrality

Contact Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and tell him that we need a free and open Internet.

Apr 24, 2014 / NationAction

Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry

Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry

The FCC is mistaken—and democracy is threatened—when commissioners fail to embrace their authority to protect a free and open Internet. 

Apr 24, 2014 / John Nichols

Where Twitter and Feminism Meet

Where Twitter and Feminism Meet Where Twitter and Feminism Meet

What role should the social platform play as the feminist movement continues to grow?

Apr 17, 2014 / Mariame Kaba, Andrea Smith, Lori Adelman, and Roxane Gay

Why the ‘Open’ Internet Is So Closed to Women

Why the ‘Open’ Internet Is So Closed to Women Why the ‘Open’ Internet Is So Closed to Women

While the Internet may create space for many voices, it also reflects and amplifies real-world inequities in striking ways.

Apr 10, 2014 / Astra Taylor

Merging Cable Giants Is ‘an Affront to the Public Interest’

Merging Cable Giants Is ‘an Affront to the Public Interest’ Merging Cable Giants Is ‘an Affront to the Public Interest’

Americans can and should say "no" to the consolidation of communications.

Feb 14, 2014 / John Nichols

The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters

The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters

It's increasingly clear that the online world is, for both government surveillance types and corporate sellers, a new Wild West where anything goes.

Feb 6, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Empowered by social media, feminists are calling one another out for ideological offenses. Is it good for the movement? And whose movement is it?

Jan 29, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

‘Leaky’ Smartphone Apps Allow the NSA to Track Personal Data

‘Leaky’ Smartphone Apps Allow the NSA to Track Personal Data ‘Leaky’ Smartphone Apps Allow the NSA to Track Personal Data

By monitoring apps such as Twitter and Angry Birds, British and US spy agencies can determine users’ age, location, marital status and more.

Jan 28, 2014 / Robert Scheer

Are We Living in the Golden Age of Journalism?

Are We Living in the Golden Age of Journalism? Are We Living in the Golden Age of Journalism?

With the rise of the Internet, we’re no longer simply passive readers at the mercy of someone else’s idea of how to organize the world.

Jan 21, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Order

Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Order Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Order

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to enforce net neutrality rules.

Jan 14, 2014 / Leticia Miranda

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