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- in the news | January 13, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Broadband Competition Should Be Encouraged, Not Restricted
New AmericaThe Open Technology Institute found that consumers have better options and faster speeds in communities where three or more providers compete. - in the news | January 13, 2015 | International Security
Search intensifies for female accomplice in Paris attacks
Tara Maller shares her insights - in the news | January 12, 2015 | Breadwinning & Caregiving
Women can't end sexism in the workplace just by showing up
Judging by the outrageous sexism recounted in Mundy’s article and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s book last year that included her treatment by male c... - in the news | January 12, 2015 | International Security
The American who inspires terror from Paris to the U.S.
Al-Awlaki was an influence on the two Tsarnaev brothers, who are alleged to have killed three people at the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. - in the news | January 12, 2015 | International Security
Consider Why the Jihadists Came Back
The risk a returning fighter poses will depend on the reasons for his or her return, as well as the way he or she is treated once back. - in the news | January 12, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Welcome to the Open Data Movement's Turbulent Teenage Years
“Open data has been a space where it’s just public knowledge being digitized and that’s good,” says Laurenellen McCann, a civic innovation fellow a... - in the news | January 12, 2015 | Fellows
Book Discussion on The Fierce Urgency of Now
Julian Zelizer talked about his book, The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for The Great Society, about the importan... - in the news | January 12, 2015 | Future of War
DOD News: Sharon Burke, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
If oil prices stay at their current level, the Defense Department stands to save about $2 billion this year. Defense News reports the Pentagon has ... - in the news | January 12, 2015 | Future of War
US Central Command Twitter account hacked to read 'I love you Isis'
Peter Warren Singer“They seized control of the equivalent of the social media loudspeaker for Centcom,” said Peter Singer of the New America Foundation’s Future of Wa... - in the news | January 11, 2015 | Future of War
‘@War’ details rising military-Internet link
“There is no concept of deterrence today in cyber,” a former hacker turned security executive tells Harris. “It’s a global free-fire zone.” - in the news | January 11, 2015 | Fellows
Ava DuVernay: LBJ controversy a distraction
Ava DuVernay talks about the controversy over her depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in her film "Selma." Elizabeth Alexander, Mychal Denzel Smith and ... - in the news | January 11, 2015 | Fellows
If LBJ Faced Today’s Congress
On The Gist, Princeton professor Julian Zelizer offers a corrective for how we think of LBJ and all presidents. His new book is The Fierce Urgency ... - in the news | January 10, 2015 | Future of War
Rise of the female jihadists
According to data collected by New America, based on media reports and court documents, of the 455 individuals who have been publicly identified fr... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
Julian Zelizer: “The Fierce Urgency of Now”
*Our guest, Princeton University professor Julian Zelizer, explores this extraordinary period of time in his book, The Fierce Urgency of Now. It’s ... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
How LBJ’s ideas outlived the political coalitions that achieved them
The door virtually slammed shut with the 1966 midterm election. Yet as Princeton historian Julian Zelizer recounts in his new book, "The Fierce Urg... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
New Jersey Gov. Christie Interviewed by Federal Prosecutors About Lane Closures
“The problem is it simply keeps the story going,” Mr. Zelizer said. “Now that we are getting closer to a real Republican primary, you can’t have to... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
How 'Selma' portrays brutality of violence
Ava DuVernay's "Selma" chronicles a brutal chapter in America's history. She speaks to Melissa Harris-Perry about how she chose to manage the viole... - in the news | January 08, 2015 | International Security
Americans have plotted to kill cartoonists who lampooned Islam
The cartoons of the prophet had become a particular obsession of al Qaeda. In March 2008, Osama bin Laden denounced the publication of the cartoons... - in the news | January 08, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
"Getting Connected: On Digital Stewards and community networking"
“The goal,” Byrum says, “is to design projects so they’re addressing multiple interlocking needs of the community,” from improving communications b... - in the news | January 08, 2015 | International Security
‘Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms’: ancient faiths in jeopardy
In “Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East,” former British diplomat Gerard Russell documents the... - in the news | January 08, 2015 | Future of War
NAF Launches 'Future of War'
New America*The New America Foundation is launching a new “Future of War” project with Defense One and Arizona State University. The series of writing and eve... - in the news | January 08, 2015 | Future of War
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack?
“They don’t have the facts that I have, don’t see what I see,” he said. The FBI director added that he has “very high confidence” in few things, bu...