"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 »
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