Europe Lost the Internet. Now We Fight Back
Europe lost the internet. Cory Doctorow wants it back.
What Comics Can Teach Us About Ourselves
The “Professor of Comics” Christopher Murray on the power of comics to communicate and educate.
The Rise of Emotional Robots
Daniel Salas considers the emotional intelligence of robots.
Fake News is in the Eye of the Beholder
China is centralizing efforts to stop online “rumors” — meaning anything not reported by official government channels. Oiwan Lam reports.
Sunday Comics
You wore white, smiling as you took my hand. So removed, you read Sunday Comics in France. Minutes passed with shallow words, years have passed and still the hurt — I can see you now, smiling as I pulled away.
Free Thing of the Week: Pirate Pop
The Star gets back on track with this buccaneering music release from Kazoomzoom.
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
Fear of ostracism has left borrowers alienated and trapped in a lending system that is engulfing them in debt bondage. Daniela Senderowicz writes.
Coca-Cola’s Corporate Greed is Leaving Mexicans Thirsty
How Coca-Cola makes water inaccessible so that local residents have to drink soda. Lydia Blum reports.
A Better Way to Recycle E-Waste
Fred Pearce looks at a handful of firms around the world who are working to develop environmentally responsible recycling and disposal strategies.
For Many College Students, Hunger Can “Make It Hard To Focus In Class”
For many college students, hunger is a very real problem. Michelle Andrews writes.

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