FEB 2, 2011 • Podcast
The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom
Amid the euphoria about the power of the Internet and social media, Morozov sounds a note of caution. He reminds us that these tools can ...
FEB 1, 2011 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: All Aboard for High-Speed Rail
The Obama administration has given passenger rail the strongest federal push since the days of Abraham Lincoln in hopes of spurring job growth and keeping ...
JAN 28, 2011 • Article
WikiLeaks: An Overview, Part I
The U.S. government is in an awkward position. How does it legally distinguish between WikiLeaks and the traditional media? Is Julian Assange, in fact, ...
NOV 12, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Rare Earths Diplomacy
The world should expect China to leverage its dominance in rare earth elements to climb up the manufacturing value chain and build green technologies in ...
OCT 28, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Welcome to the Urban Revolution
We must become masters of a sustainable, just, and ecological urbanism writes Jeb Brugmann in his analysis of how the advantages of urban settlement are ...
OCT 26, 2010 • Podcast
What Technology Wants
In a brand-new view of technology, co-founder of "Wired" magazine Kevin Kelly suggests that it is not just a jumble of wires and metal. He ...
OCT 18, 2010 • Podcast
Sustainable Societies
What will it take to build sustainable societies? The panel includes Sartaz Ahmed of Booz and Company on building sustainable cities; Larry Burns (formerly of ...
OCT 12, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Missing MDG
Access to sustainable, affordable, and clean energy sources underpins the ability to realize all the Millennium Development Goals.