Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: What "21st-century statecraft" means now; China opens the door to cybersecurity negotiations; cellphone unlocking bill hits the Senate floor; and more in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the world. Read More

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: How archivists used digital tools and subterfuge to protect Timbuktu's cultural heritage; evaluating Obama's record on open government; and more in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus: Understanding the drone war; mapping relationships between corporations; a very important word cloud of Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster; and more in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers:The aftermath of Rand Paul's anti-drone filibuster, the U.S. Attorney General defends the Swartz prosecution, Rush Limbaugh discovers that Twitter isn't representative of all Americans, OfA's Jim Messina pushes back on critics, Knight's Prototype Fund makes its first grants, Morozov on Italian politics, and more. Read More

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: How the White House uses new media to take the national conversation to its preferred, nerdy territory; how Kenya's elections are going; and more in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The Republican Party's ongoing self-diagnosis; awaiting election results in Kenya; and addressing John Stuart Mill's ghost, all in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Watching the Kenyan elections; revisiting "Citizenville;" and more in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

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Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The sequester in GIFs; a big prize for Ushahidi; and more in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: What Gavin Newsom has to say about his new book; the fate of @BarackObama; and what Instagrams from North Korea look like, all in today's round-up of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More