Americans live in a country in which bigger is often supposed to be better. Perhaps this is why our homes, like our food portions, waistlines, and debt, continue to expand. Read more »
Last week, I got a notice from Twitter saying the Manhattan District Attorney's office had subpoenaed my account activity for a three-month period between September and December of last year. Read more »
Despite evidence that they make communities safer and cleaner, a House Committee recently voted to end Federal funding for biking and walking programs. Read more »
Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, “what were the architects thinking?” New research shows that architects literally see the world differently from non-architects. Read more »
The entertainment industry is growing, not shrinking, despite the claims of large media conglomerates and politicians. But things remain hard for DIY creators of all stripes.
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Phone Story, a new iPhone game that takes players on a tour of the darkside of smartphone manufacturing, may mark the birth of a new tactic for activism.
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The immediacy of the mobile web and the molasses-slow pace of government bureaucracy may seem to be at odds, but not to government 2.0 thinkers, civic planners and developers. Read more »
Janelle Orsi of the Sustainable Economies Law Center on the legal pitfalls of collaborative consumption and the need for sharing-friendly laws. Read more »
I’ve encountered a lot of talk about thriving lately. Everywhere I turn I am hearing that word: movies, meetings, online and personal conversation. It used to be that sustainable was sufficient. That word has now become inadequate. Read more »
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