Year: 2015
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Copyfail: Why WIPO Can’t Fix Copyright
It has been obvious for decades that copyright law is ill-matched for the opportunities and challenges created by the Internet. Can WIPO help? Jeremy Malcolm thinks not.
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Report Shows How Charter Schools Are in Business of ‘Privatization and Profiteering’
Policy brief finds charters skimming off public funds for private gain, often at expense of public interest
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The Fed Competes With Robots for Taking Our Jobs
Why worry about robots taking your job someday when the government is already doing it now? Dean Baker writes.
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Where Does Ebola Come From? Communicating Science as a Matter of Life and Death – Part 1 of 2
Ida Jooste gives her account of ebola in Liberia.
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Oregon Considers a “Carbon Dividend” to Help Stop Climate Change
A group of activists in Oregon wants polluters to pay residents for using their air. Nathan Schneider speaks with Camila Thorndike, director of Oregon Climate, about this unusual effort to put a price on carbon.
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More Wars, Please…or, Thank You For Making Wars
In the geopolitical Fantasyland of America, more war is a smart idea. David Swanson writes.
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Weekly E-Book: Peace and Democratic Society
This week’s e-book takes you away from organized violence and war toward peace.
