First POST: System-Gaming
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 30 2014
Why techies interested in political reform are facing challenges; the latest data on Democratic voter contacts in 2014; Hungary's anti-Internet tax demonstrations are getting huge; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Packed
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, September 22 2014
The impact of Sunday's giant People's Climate march in NYC; how the Kapor Center is increasing the role of minorities in tech; why Uber's business model is anti-worker; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Data Dumps
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, September 12 2014
The Internet Slowdown's impact on the FCC; Uber drivers try to go on strike; four kinds of civic tech; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Elevation
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, September 5 2014
The White House reshuffles its tech leadership team; why Twitter shouldn't adopt algorithmic curation; the tech industry money backing Tim Wu; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Rumblings
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, May 30 2014
Edward Snowden and the NSA duke it out; Google pushed for improvements in the USA Freedom Act; tech moguls come out as backers of Lawrence Lessig's SuperPAC; and much, much more Read More
First POST: Taking Over
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, November 26 2013
How privacy concerns will fit into the next populist wave in US politics; Glenn Greenwald and Paul Carr spar; why the number of lobbyists in Washington is probably double what you think; and much, much more. Read More
Pre-Facebook IPO, Here's Where Shareholders Put their Political Cash
BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Friday, February 3 2012
Facebook's initial public offering is in the works and the company is already gearing up to exert the kind of influence in Washington that one might expect from a publicly held firm. With a political action committee for the company already in place, here's a look at some of the politicians who might benefit from the rising fortunes of Facebook's early investors, based on those investors' past political contribution habits as reported by OpenSecrets. Read More