Reddit Thinks It Can Solve the Boston Bombings
In some ways, Reddit is well-suited to the search for the Boston bomber. The site has a proven ability to crowdsource digital clues, and its built-in voting system allows users … Continue reading
Citadel Community: Gun Company Prepares To Build A ‘Bastion Of Liberty’ For Patriots In Remote Idaho
A concept developed in right-wing online circles and coordinated in conjunction with the III Arms gun company, the Citadel community is hoping to serve as a “bastion of liberty” in rural Idaho. … Continue reading
Navy Seals: A battle for the conscience
Deep inside the military’s special operations forces there is a crisis of conscience unfolding. The publication of “No Easy Day,” a former Navy SEAL’s account of the raid that killed … Continue reading
Barrio Defense: How Arizona’s Immigrants are Standing Up to SB 1070
Shortly after the 2010 passage of SB 1070,Arizona’s notorious immigration bill, 20,000 people gathered in Phoenix for a May Day march to protest the new law. Instead of ending with speakers or a … Continue reading
Private Prisons Profit From Immigration Crackdown
Americans have grown accustomed to the crackdown on illegal immigration as part of the fabric of contemporary political debate, one in which Arizona’s strict enforcement posture frequently captures attention. The … Continue reading
Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation
After months of negotiation, Johannes Caspar, a German data protection official, forced Google to show him exactly what its Street View cars had been collecting from potentially millions of his … Continue reading
Anonymous and the War over the Internet – Parts I & II
Late in the afternoon of Jan. 19, the U.S. Department of Justice website vanished from the Internet. Anyone attempting to visit it to report a crime or submit a complaint … Continue reading
Mafia Now the Biggest ‘Bank’ In Italy Thanks To Euro Crisis
Organised crime groups like the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, the Naples Camorra or the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta have long had a stranglehold on the Italian economy, generating profits equivalent to about 7 … Continue reading
