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
Mr. Friedman, Meet Mr. Obama Mr. Friedman, Meet Mr. Obama
The New York Times columnist faults President Obama for failing to do… exactly what he did.
Oct 12, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
99 and a Half Just Won’t Do… 99 and a Half Just Won’t Do…
Alterman pitches big-ticket holiday items and reads the mail, Reed covers the coverage on Occupy Wall Street.
Oct 7, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Will Anna Politkovskaya’s Killer Finally Face Justice? Will Anna Politkovskaya’s Killer Finally Face Justice?
Five years after the death of the Russian journalist, police have arrested a central figure in the murder. But will the investigation get to the bottom of all the uncomfortable tru...
Oct 7, 2011 / Adam Federman
Too Bad to Be False Too Bad to Be False
Alterman is off, Reed dispenses on bad-news muffins.
Sep 29, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
What to Wear to a SlutWalk What to Wear to a SlutWalk
SlutWalk, the anti–sexual violence march sweeping the globe, comes to New York City this weekend. Can the spectacle grow into an effective, multiracial movement?
Sep 28, 2011 / Salamishah Tillet
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
Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure
At the Labour Party conference, a whiff of Hollywood glamor helps Britain's anti-hacking campaigners keep their spirits up—and MPs on their toes.
Sep 27, 2011 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
Set Phrases to Stun Set Phrases to Stun
Alterman on classic rock and jazz, Reed on cliché's gravitational pull over media.
Sep 23, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman