Year: 2016
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Towards a Vibrant, Usable Commons
Creative Commons’ new CEO announces part 2 of his plans for world domination.
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The Public Domain is Not Lost
Timothy Vollmer reminds us that the public domain is not a tragedy of the commons but instead alive and well, despite lobbyists’ best attempts.
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The Ecology of Mass Extinctions
Mass extinctions are not all the same in their effects. Jon Tennant considers some evidence from the Ordovician.
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Sympathy for The Jungle
Seattle’s political establishment wants to eliminate Seattle’s underclass. Same as it ever was, indeed. Jeff Stevens opines.
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Turkish academics deserve solidarity: The fight for academic freedom is global
The Turkish Government’s heavy-handed reaction to petitions supporting arrested academics is the continuation of a wider trend of restricting civil liberties and freedom of speech. Julian de Medeiros breaks it down for you.
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“No Cost” License Plate Readers Are Turning Texas Police into Mobile Debt Collectors and Data Miners
Traffic cameras plus Big Data plus credit card machines = law enforcement ka-CHING! Dave Maass gives you the goods.
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From the Shelf to the Bin
A third of all food that’s produced in the world is thrown away as ‘waste.’ What’s going on? Diana Moreno writes.
