In The News
- in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Obama Faces Stiff Opposition on SOTU Agenda
Princeton historian Julian Zelizer says Obama would do well to link his efforts to grass-roots movements of different types around the country, suc... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Think Fast
Nonetheless, by elevating this issue to the national stage, Obama is opening the door for community-driven solutions to address the digital divide.... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Proposed net neutrality bill is a 'solution in search of a problem'
Congress would better serve consumers and small businesses by allowing the FCC to move forward with light-touch net neutrality protections instruct... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Hang Up and Listen: The Deflated Balls Edition
*In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk with historian Julian E. Zeliz... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Broadband Competition: Improving Internet Access, Speed And Price
President Barack Obama recently called for more competition among broadband providers to help extend Internet service to those who don’t have it—an... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Fellows
A Split in the State of the Union
Only this year did Obama truly claim victory, declaring that 2014 was “a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | International Security
Should nations just pay ISIS ransom?
Peter Bergen, Emily SchneiderIf there's not an escape or a successful rescue effort, Western governments whose citizens are held by ISIS have only the options of either a negot... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
President makes unprecedented cybersecurity pitch
"It's heartening that President Obama's address focused on Americans' privacy, but the only way to fulfill that promise is to pass surveillance ref... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Breadwinning & Caregiving
How To Shake Up Gender Norms
But will continuing to challenge gender norms and document their harmful impacts lead to their extinction? To answer that question, we need to firs... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Building Journalism With Community, Not For It
McCann argues that “‘For’ is the thorn in the paw of the ‘civic’ movement today. We espouse to build new, collaborative systems, new technologies, ... - in the news | January 20, 2015
MLK, Civil Rights and The Fierce Urgency of Now
According to Zelizer, the Selma film is “really exceptional in capturing the bravery and the courage of the movement, showing how the movement was ... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
2015: What Do You Think About Machines That Think?
Will smarter and more empowered global networks of things further erode the power and legitimacy of nation states beyond what the Internet has alre... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | International Security
A significant study of the world’s disappearing communities
As Russell comments, these “forgotten kingdoms” remind us of our own ignorance about them and also provide their own eloquent witness in a religiou... - in the news | January 19, 2015 | Future of War
Obama to Highlight Cybersecurity Proposals in State of the Union
While U.S. government computer systems are generally well-protected, the same cannot be said of many private and corporate networks, said Daily Bea... - in the news | January 19, 2015 | Future of War
How the Kouachi brothers turned to terrorism
Before they died, one of the brothers spoke on the phone to a journalist from the French news network BFM saying, "We are just telling you that we ... - in the news | January 19, 2015 | Fellows
"The plain people who became powerful”: Appreciating MLK anew, between “Selma” & Selma
But I loved the generosity shown by Julian Zelizer, author of the excellent, just-published history, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Co... - in the news | January 19, 2015 | Asset Building
Give the unemployed a second chance
Workers may invest years in their education and acquiring the skills that make them successful at their jobs -- only to be rejected because of fact... - in the news | January 18, 2015 | International Security
BJP assertiveness could lose India important opportunities: Anatol Lieven
Anatol LievenUnder Obama, the US has certainly pulled back considerably from the megalomaniac policies of the Bush administration. This reflects a profound war-... - in the news | January 17, 2015 | Future of War
Big Brother is Watching You
*Shane Harris’ @War is a book that shows us the difference between the internet as we know it and the internet the way it is. As our access to the ... - in the news | January 17, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Zombie cookies: How Verizon Wireless’s ‘supercookies’ make it even harder to avoid being tracked online
"Deleting cookies is one of the few ways those concerned with tracking know to avoid having their behavior logged," said Laura Moy, senior policy c... - in the news | January 16, 2015 | International Security
Is the U.S. at risk of a Paris-like attack?
U.S. security officials warn that the United States is at risk of similar attacks to those that occurred in Paris. Attorney General Eric Holder tol... - in the news | January 16, 2015 | Open Markets
The age of Amazon is upon us: How one court battle reveals the growing threat of monopoly
Today, given that the central players in the Internet economy are middlemen – platforms that connect buyers and sellers – pricing laws will determi...