by Erik Kain on January 20, 2012
An internet blackout and protests online and in person helped grind anti-piracy legislation to a halt in congress. But the fight isn’t over yet. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called off a vote on the controversial Protect IP Act (PIPA) after Wednesday’s internet blackout and statements from the president indicating that more discussion was [...]
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by Erik Kain on October 3, 2011
Over at The Economist, R.M. sneers at the Occupy Wall Street movement in a post titled “This is what ineffective action looks like”: Many of these aggrieved youth believe that the government has become unresponsive, that their voices have been silenced, and therefore protest is the only option. But this strikes me as a fundamental [...]
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