Internet and New Media

These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching Us

These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching Us These Workers Have a New Demand: Stop Watching Us

How workplace surveillance has become a menace to health and safety.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Jessica Bruder

‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political

‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political ‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political

New technologies will not solve our problems: People acting collectively will.

May 27, 2015 / Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor

5 Ways to Take Back Tech

5 Ways to Take Back Tech 5 Ways to Take Back Tech

Enough of the doom and gloom! Here are a few big ideas for a digital revolution that enriches us all—not just the wealthy.

May 27, 2015 / Nathan Schneider

Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post

Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post

What happens to press freedom when an ALEC-supporting telecom giant owns one of the world’s most-read news sites?

May 15, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Notes on Kampf

Notes on Kampf Notes on Kampf

Is the well-being of the cultural middle class the key to American creativity?

Apr 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eugenia Williamson

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

All solutions are temporary in today’s digital market, and no successful revenue model is immune from disruption.

Apr 28, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb

Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming

Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming Monica Lewinsky, Justine Sacco, John Oliver and the Circle of Shaming

In the digital era, I shame, you shame, we all shame.

Mar 30, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Is Privacy Obsolete?

Is Privacy Obsolete? Is Privacy Obsolete?

Thanks to the revolution in digital technology, privacy is about to go the way of the eight-track player.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / David Cole

Clickbait Has Plagued Journalism for 125 Years

Clickbait Has Plagued Journalism for 125 Years Clickbait Has Plagued Journalism for 125 Years

The dragging down of the mighty has been not unpleasing sport in all ages.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Godkin and Rochelle Gurstein

Today Is a Big Day for the Internet

Today Is a Big Day for the Internet Today Is a Big Day for the Internet

Today, a coalition of activists beat the well-funded cable lobby as the FCC voted to use Title II reclassification to preserve net neutrality.

Feb 26, 2015 / NationAction

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