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Paul Krugman | A Virtual Currency Raises Real-World Questions
Paul Krugman: “Almost all of the Bitcoin discussion has centered on positive economics - can this actually work? And I have to say that I'm still deeply unconvinced.”
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The Ideology Problem: Thomas Patterson’s Failed Technocratic Dream for Journalism
Thomas Patterson's new book avoids the most crippling affliction of mainstream journalism in the United States: “The Ideology Problem.”
Life in the Electronic Concentration Camp: The Many Ways That You’re Being Tracked and Controlled
We have arrived in Orwell's world. The question now is: will we take a stand and fight to remain free or will we go gently into the concentration camp?
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The NSA Is Hacking Our Hardware Too
It seems that the NSA's surveillance activities go beyond exploiting vulnerabilities in computer software.
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Drones in US: Should We Question Who Really Benefits?
Who will profit from the development of
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Cyber Activism Scores Victories Behind the Great Firewall
Netizens took to cyberspace to chastise the legal system, which they believed would treat Li Tianyi leniently because of his familyu2019s status, and to demand justice.
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What, If Anything, Will the US Learn From Fukushima?
Proponents push nuclear power as “clean” energy, but the Fukushima meltdown shows why nuclear energy should be examined more closely.
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Why Fund the Library When You Could Build a New Jail?
Last Saturday, residents of the southern Lousiana parish of Lafourche voted down a measure that would have rededicated library funding to the construction of a proposed $25 million jail.
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Health Reform’s Problems Run Deeper Than a Glitchy Website
The causes of the websiteu2019s problems are far more serious than poor software design. They are baked into the law by its extreme complexity.
Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age
In honor of the 10th anniversary of Free Press, Michael Winship sat down with journalist and author Craig Aaron, who in 2011 became the organization's president and CEO.