Congress needs your input (but don’t call it crowdsourcing)
12:30 pm PST • January 31, 2019
Like many modern digital innovations, “crowdsourcing” is a concept borrowed from the commercial tech industry.
Our ‘modern’ Congress doesn’t understand 21st century technology
9:44 am PDT • May 6, 2018
When Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before House and Senate panels earlier this month, he explained how his company uses the data of millions of Americans. This particular…
The banana republic of big data
10:00 am PDT • October 23, 2016
There’s a reason Americans feel dispossessed by their government. We citizens have fewer and fewer opportunities for substantive interaction with our leaders. Corporate-funded organizations and narrow interest advocacy campaigns stand…
Slowly but surely, Congress will join us in the 21st century
8:00 pm PDT • September 10, 2016
With Congress’ approval ratings in the single digits, and in the midst of an ugly political season, our legislature might not appear as a hopeful place to start putting U.S.…
Smartphone apps have improved convenience for public transportation in many urban centers. In Washington, DC, riders can download apps to help them figure out where to go, when to show…
Violent extremism starts with an idea and an entrepreneur. On offer is a belief system that promises to upend the status quo, to change the world and take you with…
Let’s Make Bitcoin The Biggest Humanitarian Tool The World Has Ever Seen
8:00 am PST • November 28, 2014
News junkies of the world may be forgiven for becoming the latest tech skeptics: 2014 has been a year of global mayhem. Instead of creating a connected civic safety net,…
