The Cyber Arms Race Has Begun The Cyber Arms Race Has Begun
Governments are ramping up investment in cyberweaponry as well as cybersecurity, opening a dark new frontier.
Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Misha Glenny
Cyberactivism From Egypt to Occupy Wall Street Cyberactivism From Egypt to Occupy Wall Street
The battle for the Internet has politicized prankster cybercollectives like Anonymous--and now authorities are cracking down.
Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Laurie Penny
For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free
Peter Van Buren is a State Department employee—who might get fired for disseminating public information about WikiLeaks online.
Sep 27, 2011 / Peter Van Buren
Melissa Harris-Perry: US Social Media Driven By Women, Minorities Melissa Harris-Perry: US Social Media Driven By Women, Minorities
Melissa Harris-Perry argues that social media platforms offer a voice to segments of the American population that might not have had one before.
Sep 1, 2011 / Press Room
Meet Erick Erickson, the New-Media Rush Limbaugh Meet Erick Erickson, the New-Media Rush Limbaugh
Although unknown to many liberals, Red State’s Erick Erickson is an exemplar of the new right-wing media activists pushing the GOP to extremes.
Aug 2, 2011 / Ben Adler
The Golden Age of Islam 2.0 The Golden Age of Islam 2.0
The social, cultural and political potential of millions of plugged-in Muslims creating and shaping their own narratives is both titillating and promising.
Jun 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Julian Assange’s New Legal Strategy Julian Assange’s New Legal Strategy
The embattled WikiLeaks founder has hired two renowned human rights attorneys for his extradition hearing on the sexual assault case in Sweden.
Jun 22, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Jillian C. York: Using ‘National Security’ Concerns to Hide Internet Censorship Jillian C. York: Using ‘National Security’ Concerns to Hide Internet Censorship
At the 2011 Personal Democracy Forum, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Jillian C. York discusses WikiLeaks and the censorship of expression on the Internet.
Jun 17, 2011 / The Nation
Weiner in a Box Weiner in a Box
Congressman Anthony Weiner says he'll resign, the latest politician brought down by haters and shamers like Andrew Breitbart and a national media that has the sexual maturity of a ...
Jun 15, 2011 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Dan Sinker: How the Fake Rahm Emanuel Twitter Account Is Influencing the Next Generation of Satire Dan Sinker: How the Fake Rahm Emanuel Twitter Account Is Influencing the Next Generation of Satire
The man behind the @MayorEmanuel Twitter account talks about writing a real-time novel with tweets and how social media networks are ushering in a new generation of satire.
Jun 14, 2011 / The Nation