When Corporate Boycotts Work
Unless you're offering a carrot with the stick, your socially conscious boycott could well backfire.
Don’t Expect ‘Do-Gooder’ Corporations to Save the World
B Lab markets their do-gooder stamp of approval as a sign of global citizenship and transparency. In fact, it's a half-measure signifying nothing.
How Big Internet Will Use Our Private Information to Get Even Bigger
In late 2014, it was revealed that Verizon Wireless had been, for over two years, inserting a unique…
Why American Internet Should Be a Public Utility
The Web market was never really free—those who succeeded were able to do so because they had an initial leg up.
Why Is American Internet So Slow?
Antiquated phone networks and corporate monopolies do not produce fast Internet.
The Promise of a $9 Computer
For those living at or near the poverty line, the expense of a computer is out of the question. But a new low-cost device could change that and more.
Will $9.25 a Month Be Enough to Get Poor Americans Online?
With the rise of low-cost broadband, the new FCC proposal could certainly help. But the way the subsidy works might mean giving up mobile phone service in the process.
On the Front Lines of Computer Literacy
From San Francisco to New York, non-profits and public libraries are educating the technologically illiterate, giving them tools they need to thrive in an ever-shifting world.
The Digital Divide Is About Much More Than Access
A new survey of low- and moderate-income families shows that 94 percent of them have Internet access, but many say it's slow and unreliable.
Meet the People Who Don’t Use the Internet
They stay in touch via the postal system, landlines, and pizza dinners.