Inside An Open Source Force for Progressives
The Progressive Coders Network is a dispersed group of volunteers committed to supporting grassroots organizations through new software applications.
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Walled Cities
Campaign managers tackling election hacking; Uber sued for not having accessible rides; and more.
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Dictators
NYTimes writer goes behind the scenes of Facebook; Google responds to controversy with GIF; and more.
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Barking
Former federal ethics director leaves recommendations; Germany tackles fake news; and more.
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The Trump Resistance Will Be Incubated
At the ripe “old” age of 38 with a pair of toddlers and more than a decade into a career as a public defender, Rita Bosworth doesn’t conform to the stereotypes of a Silicon Valley startup founder or a slick Beltway operative experienced in the ways of manipulating American politics....
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vTaiwan: Public Participation Methods on the Cyberpunk Frontier of Democracy
In the midst of the signal failure known as the US electoral season, here’s something to be inspired about: a true story about rational deliberation on a national scale.
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Coding for a World Run by Liquid Democracy, Powered by Blockchains
What a time to think outside the nation-state, as North Korea taunts “American bastards” with intercontinental ballistic missiles; as the Trump administration escalates immigration arrests to an unprecedented rate; as migrants and refugees pour into Central and Eastern Europe; as the United Kingdom trudges towards Brexit. It is a time...