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- in the news | November 04, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Report: L.A., NYC Internet Services Among World's Slowest, Most Expensive
The report, titled Cost of Connectivity 2014, was compiled by New America's Open Technology Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, ... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | International Security
Did Robert O'Neill really kill bin Laden?
Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill said in an interview with The Washington Post that he was the one who fired the final shot to kill Osama bin Laden ... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Fellows
Christie's big day is nigh, but will his shower of RGA cash yield wins for GOP governors?
“He was this vey powerful candidate for the presidency,” said Julian Zelizer, a professor at Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affa... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
U.S. Internet Customers Pay More For Less
Customers in the U.S. continue to pay higher prices for slower Internet. So says a new report from New America’s Technology Institute (OTI). - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Internet service in Los Angeles is among the slowest, most expensive
A new report, The Cost of Connectivity 2014, from New America's Open Technology Institute, concludes that L.A. has among the slowest, most expensiv... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Americans Pay Too Much for Slow Internet: Report
A new report suggests that Americans pay more for their Internet plans than residents of most other industrialized nations. Not only that, but Amer... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Top 24 Cities With Fastest Internet Speeds in 2014
Inside the report, authored by Nick Russo and Robert Morgus with Sarah Morris and Danielle Kehl of Open Technology Institute at New America Foundat... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Political Reform
The Fear Playbook
Making the world scary is good politics.
Yes, fear has a playbook. And while the political environment has changed importantly in the last decade, many of the same dynamics still apply, or... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Fellows
Will a GOP-dominated Congress be good for America?
*Will a GOP-dominated Congress be good for America? * - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Asset Building
Tie the 401(k) Limit to the Minimum Wage
The limit is actually a part of our wealth-inequality problem. The government goes to great lengths to help the very wealthy save more money while ... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
LA's Internet speed, cost ranked among worst major cities worldwide
The Open Technology Institute report did note some improvements in L.A., but they tended to be for the most expensive plans that fewer people use. - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Fellows
House Dems brace for losses
“They want to keep this in the realm of a strong Democratic presidential candidate being able to have enough coattails to shift control in 2016,” J... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Obamacare's Role in the Election
“The health care program isn’t explicitly part of the discussion, but it’s part of the campaigns and part of the way in which people are attacking ... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
All Things Political - Election Edition
The truth is that people hate negative ads, but they pay attention to them. Sometimes, candidates are publicly seen to go too far. Generally, howev... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
U.S. Trails in Internet Speeds, Has Higher Costs
*The new report, The Cost of Connectivity from the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, compares Internet access in America cities w... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Why the negative ads we hate will endure
The truth is that people hate negative ads, but they pay attention to them. Sometimes, candidates are publicly seen to go too far. Generally, howev... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Should Americans be forced to vote?
Ari RatnerYet, mandatory voting is ill-suited to America's current realities. - in the news | November 03, 2014 | International Security
China's New Laser Zaps Drones
Peter Warren SingerA group of Chinese companies has developed a powerful anti-drone laser for use in urban areas. In the next few years, mini-UAVs like quadcopters an... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Crafting Civic Tech
A Kickstarter Guide for Community Collaboration on Civic Technology
We wanted to share our work, even at this early stage, in the hopes that it could benefit others similarly looking to transition from aspirational ... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Future of War
Secretive D.O.D. Drone Dodges Defenses At Hypersonic Speed
Peter Warren SingerThe details behind the U.S. and China’s HGV programs remain confidential, but that real-world tests—however spectacular the crashes—are taking plac... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Asset Building
Ideas to Improve Financial Lives, From the Treasurer’s Office
Reid Cramer, director of the asset-building program at the New America Foundation, said these programs “wouldn’t have gotten done without somebody ... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Americans are Paying More Money for Slower Internet, New Report Reveals
The study, conducted by the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation, analysed the cost compared to the speed of internet provided i...