Internet and New Media

Raging Against Rising Internet Repression Raging Against Rising Internet Repression

More than 200 bloggers, human rights activists, writers, journalists, hackers and IT experts have joined the fight against censorship on the web.

Jul 8, 2008 / Feature / Antony Loewenstein

Voting Rights: Online Resources Voting Rights: Online Resources

An online guide to organizations working to build a more perfect union.

Jul 1, 2008 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam’s Cyber Force Wants You! Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam’s Cyber Force Wants You!

Part of the Air Force's new "above all" vision of full-spectrum dominance, America's emerging cyber force has control fantasies that would impress George Orwell.

Jun 5, 2008 / Feature / William J. Astore

Progressive Internet Entrepreneurs Progressive Internet Entrepreneurs

As corporate giants and venture capitalists race to monetize cyberspace, progressives need to step up and become players in the global media game. Here's how they can do it.

May 30, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester

Playing Games Playing Games

Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?

May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Totilo

Seeking Superdelegates Seeking Superdelegates

Online activists are shining much-needed light on superdelegates, revealing who they are and how they'll vote--and asking why we need them.

Apr 17, 2008 / Ari Melber

YouTube for Smart People YouTube for Smart People

Big Think seeks to smarten up the Internet by getting up close and intellectual with the most creative thinkers alive.

Mar 31, 2008 / Feature / Ari Melber

The Fake Prince of Facebook The Fake Prince of Facebook

When a young Moroccan computer engineer created a fake Facebook profile for the Crown Prince of Morocco, the result was jail, torture and a very uncertain future.

Feb 22, 2008 / Feature / Laila Lalami

Obama’s Wide Net Obama’s Wide Net

His web-driven, self-starting activism could be the key to getting his message out--and bringing young voters to the polls on Super Tuesday.

Jan 10, 2008 / Ari Melber

Writers of the World Unite Writers of the World Unite

Striking members of the Writers Guild of America are bringing the labor movement something it hasn't had for a long time: an audience.

Dec 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Luvh Rakhe

x