Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/84764/ If the controversial video game were a movie, we'd all be mightily impressed by its dark, ironic vision of a world at war with itself. Wed, 07 May 2008 18:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/84060/ The Web makes it easy for crowds to collaborate. But it also makes it simple for mobs to crush free expression. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/83353/ The advantage of publishing online rather than in books? Nobody can burn the Internet. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/82635/ A look at the facts on Microhoo! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/81791/ Thomas Beatie is not the first transgendered man to get pregnant. So why is he getting so much attention, and why now? Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/81241/ Proper English is being supplanted by a language that reflects the lives of all the people who speak it. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/80552/ The human proclivity for pointless, conflict-driven tribalism manifests itself on the web. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/80247/ Eliot Spitzer's decision to pay money for sex was personal. It's not like he issued a policy of mandatory hookers for everybody. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/79492/ Protesting online can be just as revolutionary as carrying signs, yelling, and storming the gates of power in the real world. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:00:01 PDT Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/78056/ Our government is waging a war against science, endangering millions of lives in the U.S. and beyond. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/77352/ Even if we spent as much money on space exploration as we do on war, funding a mission to Mars would not solve any of our problems. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/76818/ I hate Facebook and I'm not afraid to say why. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/76238/ Our brave new infrastructure is failing around us even as we claim that it offers a shining path to the future. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/75401/ If only the government would warn you when it was recording your conversations, like Google. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/74615/ People are freaked out by the FDA's ruling that cloned meat is safe to eat, but we eat cloned plants all the time. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/74103/ Will blogs take on all the bad habits of the mainstream media or will it help the media progress just a bit further toward independence of thought? Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/73032/ The amount of information in the world is always expanding faster than the data storage systems available to capture it. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/72523/ Gizmos that a decade ago would have been viewed entirely as communications tools and toys are now potential surveillance and killing machines. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/71707/ How easily important information can fall into the wrong hands. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/71172/ Recent studies of animal cognitive ability prove that humans aren't much more intelligent than dogs or monkeys. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/70449/ Wii isn't just a consumer electronics death monster, it represents the future of technology. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/69779/ Since there are no laws guaranteeing net neutrality, media conglomerates like Comcast are free to engage in net prejudice. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/69259/ New companies claim to reveal the secrets of your DNA, but will the information cause more harm than good? Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/68607/ A new internet tool lets you see countries cracking down on user-generated content like YouTube and MySpace. But it could also be a tool to help us see our country's own suppression. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/67837/ Sometimes when there are no good candidates at the moment, you have to vote for the one who'll be best in the future. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:00:01 PST Annalee Newitz