A Walk Across New Hampshire For Aaron
Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz, the computer coder and Internet freedom activist, who committed suicide while facing prosecution on federal hacking charges. So,...
View ArticleAaron Swartz One Year Later...Speaking Out About the NSA
An amazing wunderkid RIP!Andrea Peterson from the Washington Post writes the following about the death of Aaron Swartz, A year ago today, Aaron Swartz was found dead in his New York apartment. Swartz...
View ArticleThis is unrepentant spam and a call to action
http://aaronswartzthedocumentary.com/You can watch a trailer for the documentary entitled The Internet's Own Boy and goddamn the prosecutor who turned a violation of terms of service into a death...
View ArticleAaron Swartz Documentary: 'The Internet's Own Boy' Trailer
The Internet's Own Boy, Brian Knappenberger’s Kickstarter-funded documentary about internet activist and programming pioneer Aaron Swartz."From Swartz's help in the development of the basic internet...
View ArticleThe Rancid Hypocritical Honeytrap
These days it is hard to wade across the morass of the virtual political world. There are radical activists, those who are trying to make a difference in the world for the better – whatever their flaws...
View ArticleStrange bedfellows indeed: Lessig/Mayday PAC and right-wing extremist Jim Rubens
Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC aims to drive the money-changers out of the temple of American politics by fighting fire with fire. Or something.Mayday is Lessig's very own SuperPAC, funded half by...
View ArticleThe Price That You Pay For Rocking The Boat
Last month, I gave this tribute to Aaron Swartz, an internet activist, when I hosted a special Capitol Hill showing of the documentary Killswitch. Aaron was targeted for prosecution for his political...
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