Technology

trump merkel g7

Donald Trump Is Picking a Fight With Germany—and It Will Not End Well Donald Trump Is Picking a Fight With Germany—and It Will Not End Well

In an age of globalization, American leaders ought to be learning from and working with Europeans—not alienating them.

May 30, 2017 / John Nichols

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

No Rational Nation Would Ever Elect Such a Leader No Rational Nation Would Ever Elect Such a Leader

How much stress can democracy withstand before it collapses? Hmm...

May 30, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Supports at Silicon Valley Rising Launch

Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump

An interview with Maria Noel Fernandez from Silicon Valley Rising.

May 17, 2017 / Interview / Ben Tarnoff

tech worker pi day

Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda? Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda?

An interview with Maciej Cegłowski from Tech Solidarity.

May 17, 2017 / Interview / Ben Tarnoff

Ajit Pai

Trump’s FCC Has Begun Its Attack on Net Neutrality Trump’s FCC Has Begun Its Attack on Net Neutrality

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for every American.

Apr 26, 2017 / John Nichols

You Are Now Paying Internet Companies to Sell Your Browsing History to Advertisers

You Are Now Paying Internet Companies to Sell Your Browsing History to Advertisers You Are Now Paying Internet Companies to Sell Your Browsing History to Advertisers

Thanks, Trump!

Apr 6, 2017 / Editorial / Sarah Leonard

Free Press activists rally for net neutrality.

Republicans Just Passed a Resolution That Will Destroy Your Online Privacy Republicans Just Passed a Resolution That Will Destroy Your Online Privacy

They’ve taken away what little control we had left over how our personal information is used.

Mar 29, 2017 / Mark Weinstein

The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury

The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury

The Manichean model of framing political conflicts polarizes public life, unravels the bonds of common citizenship, and doesn’t create a broad majority base for significa...

Mar 17, 2017 / StudentNation / Harry C. Boyte

Greenhouse Gases

Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan

Purist objections scuttled Washington State’s market-friendly carbon tax plan in November. Let’s not let that happen at the national level.

Feb 14, 2017 / Blog / Charles Komanoff

The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back

The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back

From voter suppression to Comey’s rogue intervention, the presidential election was rigged.

Jan 19, 2017 / William deBuys

x