Editors’ Picks for Sept 30
Military sneakily blocks NYT, Pataki vs @Snowden on Twitter, NASA’s filthy robot must stay away from pristine Mars water, and more Picks.
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Trump’s “Silent Majority” Makes Loud Ugly Noises Online
After making anti-immigrant remarks, Donald Trump rose to the top of the polls among Republican presidential candidates. The billionaire claims his supporters are part of a new “silent majority.” How silent are they? An examination of their online comments shows they are anything but silent. They’re also rather shocking in their expressed views.
The Case for Paper Ballots, US Now an Oligarchy, Full List of Failed Charter Schools, Causes of Drug Price Hike: Septe 25, 2015
Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Jonathan Katz, Director of Maryland Cybersecurity Center (photo credit: University of Maryland) Bring Back the Good Old Paper Ballot By Jeff Schechtman Despite technological advances in nearly all areas of life, our elections are still safest when paper ballots are used, the distinguished cybersecurity scholar Jonathan Katz tells WhowhatWhy. In our weekly […]
Editors’ Picks for Sept 25
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Editors’ Picks for Sept 22
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What Is an ex-NSA Employee Doing at Uber?
An NSA specialist who became an expert at hacking automobiles now works at Uber, the ride-sharing service. Is this something we ought to take interest in?
Want Online Privacy? Here’s How (Hint: Don’t Google!)
Is there anything you can still do on your computer without Facebook or Google or the NSA looking over your shoulder?
Prison Inc., Economist Slams WSJ, Exxon Knew About Global Warming Decades Ago, Kochs Give Advice to Poor People: Septe 18, 2015
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy The Hidden Truth About Mass Incarceration By Jeff Schechtman Everywhere you turn, these days, it seems they’re talking about “mass incarceration.” But count on this site for […]
Editors’ Picks for Sept 18
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Missing From Refugee Story Part 2, Fundamentalists Welcome Bernie, Pentagon ISIS Ooops, and Clock Kid Arrest Update: Septe 17, 2015
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians, Part 2 By Charles Glass If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in […]
Editors’ Picks for Sept 17
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Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians, Part 2
If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in Syria — and, in some ways, the rest of the Middle East — read this excerpt from Syria Burning by Charles Glass.