"Research is something that needs not be done by powerful people—the 1%—to the rest of us." Occupy Research is a project to give the movement demographic research tools to better understand itself online and on the ground. Read more »
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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After two months of interviewing Egyptian citizens, Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan examines how culture and context affect social media's role in political movements. Read more »
While mainstream America is hoping for federal economic reform, some social justice organizations are organizing low-income communities to build a new economy from the grassroots up. Read more »
Recently, I asked an American woman whether she’d moved to Paris in 1952 because she’d fallen in love with a Frenchman. Without missing a beat, she said, “It’s a little more complicated than that. Read more »
Blogs have been a twitter about Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker article last week slamming those who believe social media can revolutionize activism. Read more »
The future is a beautiful place -- and you can help keep it that way, while picking up a paycheck at the same time. Here are 20 jobs that will help the human race avoid dystopia... Read more »
One of the best parts of being a writer is meeting entrepreneurs and thought leaders who blow you away with their insights about the way people behave and their vision to use technology to transform our daily lives for the better. Read more »
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