The United States faced down authoritarian governments on the left and right. Now it may be facing an even greater challenge from within. It is hard to know exactly when it became acceptable for U.S. [...]

It would not take an elaborate plot by Al Qaeda to endanger many lives. SINCE Sept. 11, 2001, the American government, under two presidents, has taken unprecedented steps to ensure the safety of its citizens. [...]

America is in trouble. Emerging economic powers China and India are heavily investing in educating the world’s future workers while we squabble about punishing teachers and coddling children. This week, the Center for American Progress [...]

In horror movies, the scariest moments usually come from the monster you can’t see. So the same goes for real life, or at least online life. Over the past few years, largely out of sight, [...]

The oppression industry is bad enough now …   The government of Syria uses made-in-California technology from BlueCoat Systems to censor the Internet and spy on its pro-democracy activists (who are regularly arrested and tortured, [...]

Science in crisis   Scientists – and science generally – are in a moment of crisis on multiple fronts. The gap between science and society has grown to a chasm, with disastrous consequences for issue [...]

The Federation of American Scientists has warned that treating economically sensitive patents like a national security issue would be a mistake More than 5000 US patents have never seen the light of day because their [...]

“People and the Planet” During the 352-year life span of the Royal Society, the human population has risen from less than one billion people to seven billion and counting. That boom has been supported by [...]

Canada’s universities are on the verge of accepting a copyright licensing deal that flies in the face of all reason Canada’s universities are on the verge of accepting a copyright licensing deal that flies in [...]

Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google’s Sergey Brin Sergey Brin says he and Google co-founder Larry Page would not have been able to create their search giant if the internet was dominated by [...]

For almost two years, Nicki Edwards has been looking for work — any type of work.   She is 19 years old, well-spoken and self-possessed. But like many young people in Britain, she could not [...]

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