Civil asset forfeiture, yikes!
In 2013, The New Yorker published a revealing, troubling piece called “Taken,” an in-depth investigation into the practice of civil […]
Government, News
Government
Future of the Internet, Global, Government, Politics
The Internet inherits war
Bruce Schneier at Technology Review: Arms races are fueled by two things: ignorance and fear. We don’t know the capabilities
Culture, Democracy, Futures, Government, Politics
Bruce Schneier: Liars and Outliers
Check out our conversation on the WELL with security expert Bruce Schneier, who among other things is responsible for the
Futures, Government, News, Organization, Politics, Science
Fires, storms, and the crisis of authority
Of course we’ve been tracking the fires in the Austin area, especially the massive complex fire in Bastrop, and I’ve
Community, Democracy, Government, Media, Participatory Medicine, Politics, Teaching and Learning
Collaboration, cooperation, democracy
Everybody’s head is a strange universe filled with echos of voices they’ve heard over and over again. Against this, we
Democracy, Futures, Global, Government, Journalism
Personal Democracy Forum’s flash summit on Wikileaks
Video archive of Saturday’s Wikileaks discussion, which was quite compelling… quite a bit about the new world of journalism and
Events, Government, Social Media, Teaching and Learning, Technology
All government is local 2.0: manor.govfresh
Manor, a small town in Texas a few miles from Austin, has become an unlikely star player in the new