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Pushing the Limits: A Look at ACLU and PETA

It was during this event that the world first heard of the organization behind the controversy, PETA. Since then, PETA has graced the headlines on many occasions: "Nude PETA Women Shower at 7th and Penn." and "PETA profits from animal suffering..."READ»

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Examining the Digital Influence in Social Cause Report

As the audience and user-base of social media networks continues to expand in both number and age, industry sectors that previously had no presence online and now learning how to leverage these tools to extend their impact. In particular, the non-profit sector is one of these sectors to watch. It seems as if social media was made...READ»

The Privacy Arms Race

Fancy new software lets managers spy on employees -- and employees evade the scrutiny. Um... trust, anyone?READ»

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The Happy Irony of ROFLCon

At the front of the room, one of the panelists is speaking: an asian man in a long fake beard, baggy hawaiian shirt and aviator sunglasses. He's shown up in disguise, even though his name is printed in the conference pamphlet. The ...READ»

What's Incumbent upon Incumbents?

After a short coffee break, Freedom to Connect participants reconvened for a panel discussion moderated by Kevin Werbach, former editor of Release 1.0 and an assistant professor of legal studies at the Wharton School, University of ...READ»

So Cool, So Digital, So Miserable

Two new books offer a provocative critique of the most powerful forces in work and life today: digital technology and our branded existence. Are you ready to embrace a return to authenticity?READ»

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The GMC Sierra Hybrid: The Hybrid that Lurking through Miami Streets

Most guys do not believe that it is possible to make a hybrid that is powerful, with decent towing capacity, and enough “manliness” inside and out to justify buying it for work (i.e. construction, contracting, etc.) or pleasure ...READ»

The Peters Principles

Sathnam Sanghera, a Financial Times reporter who'd never heard of Tom Peters -- or the ACLU, it seems -- recently got to interview the self-proclaimed "prince of disorder, champion of bold failures, maestro of zest, professional ...READ»

Wi-Fi Meets <em>The Wire</em>

Motorola's high-speed wireless networks give cops slick new tools to fight crime.READ»

Democracy in Action

As campaigns director for MoveOn, Eli Pariser oversees a million-plus address email list comprising progressive activists. Zack Exley serves as MoveOn's organizing director, a position that allows him to combine his background in ...READ»

Giving Back

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Moving Pictures

"If you want to send a message" in Hollywood, the saying goes, "call Western Union." Don't tell that to entrepreneur and philanthropist Jeff Skoll. With 11 Oscar nominations for cause-driven work such as Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck--and a growing roster of A-list talent at his side--he's proving that it pays to be pointed.READ»

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Should Art Be Outlawed if It's Remixed, Mashed-Up, or Sampled?

If you visit YouTube often enough, you might end up watching Superman or Simba from the Lion King singing, "Crank That," a song made popular on YouTube by the rapper Soulja Boy for its accompanying dance and various user-generated ...READ»

CT Attorney General Needs to be Investigated

Friday, May 01, 2009Blumenthal vs. the HoffmansI Cried For A YearIn March, 2009, Mathew Fitzsimmons, an assistant attorney general in Attorney General Dick Blumenthal’s office, found himself peppered by a battery of uncomfortable ...READ»

CT Attorney General Needs to be Investigated

Will the AG stop at nothing? even break contracts they don't like?READ»

CT Attorney General: A big problem is brewing for you

I think It seems that the AG may be above the lawREAD»

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Dr. Brilliant Vs. the Devil of Ambition

If baby boomers had their own Faust, he'd be Larry Brilliant, a man who's found himself at the center of almost every defining moment of his generation. His biggest battle: taming the devil of ambition.READ»

State of the New Economy

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