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Egypt protests

Yemeni Journalist Offers Facebook and Twitter Access, Piercing Government Blocks

BY Jenara Nerenberg | 02-25-2011 | 10:11 AM | ETHONOMICS

Alkasir makes access to Facebook and Twitter possible in the face of oppressive regimes' attempts to block them.READ MORE›

Science Panel Says World Will See 50 Million Climate Change Refugees by 2020

BY Jenara Nerenberg | 02-22-2011 | 7:59 AM | ETHONOMICS

50 million "environmental refugees" will flee their homes for safer borders in the next nine years, forcing policy leaders and a host of others to figure out how to make room for everyone--or how to stop the massive migration from happening in the first place. READ MORE›

The Solution for Unrest in Your Gas Tank

BY Glenn Croston | 02-10-2011 | 2:28 AM | ETHONOMICS

The unrest in Egypt has sparked a range of responses around the globe, including a big jump in the price of oil.READ MORE›

Ambulance-Chasing in Egypt: Are Google, Twitter, and Others' Motives Pure?

BY Kit Eaton | 02-02-2011 | 12:31 PM | ETHONOMICS

The political protests in Egypt seemed to be relying on tech to an extent never before seen, until the government snuffed out the 21st century. But are the tech firms who helped right to crow about it, and offer assistance where it's not clear they're entirely welcome?READ MORE›

Anonymous Goes Old-School, Attacks Egypt With Faxes

BY E.B. Boyd | 01-28-2011 | 4:49 PM | TECHNOLOGY

With most of the Internet down in Egypt, hacktivists resort to the electronic equivalent of the carrier pigeon to get information into the country.READ MORE›