First POST: Dealing
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, December 23 2014
As North Korea's Internet mysteriously goes down, doubts remain about the source of the Sony hack; Facebook's Russia dilemma; some big news in open government data; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Frauds
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, December 9 2014
The right's ForAmerica "digital army" claims 7 million members; how the 2012 presidential campaigns used Twitter; more fallout from the New Republic mess; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Leaders
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 9 2014
Why the government shouldn't have a backdoor to your encrypted smartphone; 2016 hopeful Martin O'Malley on Wi-Fi as a human right; Mark Zuckerberg in India says the Internet access is a human right; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Positive Sums
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, September 11 2014
How Teachout won some wealthy districts while Cuomo won some poor ones; DailyKos's explosive traffic growth; using Facebook for voter targeting; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Angry News Feed
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, July 23 2014
How Facebook's News Feed may be accentuating negative political polarization; new tools for visualizing political corruption; how posting your cat's photo online gives away your location; and much, much more. Read More
Why Members of Congress Miss House Votes: An Online Diary
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, December 6 2011
A news web developer's side project highlights the daily cases where members of Congress engage in a different kind of flip-flop. A House rule allows members of Congress to announce how they would have voted, had they ... Read More