Meet the Nerds Coding Their Way Through the Afghanistan War
Inside the Defense Digital Service’s mission to Afghanistan. Their mission? Make the tech tools used by the US military suck…
No Matter What Washington Does, One Nonprofit Is Closing the Digital Divide
To give kids an equal shot at the American Dream, they need access to the internet. This nonprofit thinks that’s…
A Campus Murder Tests Facebook Clicks as Evidence of Hate
The FBI is investigating whether Richard Collins III’s murder was a hate crime. Would membership in a racist Facebook group…
Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Criminal Justice
A new tool called Measures for Justice brings the black box of the nation’s court data into the light. The…
The Pot Startups Prepping for Jeff Sessions’ New War on Drugs
The next war on drugs will be fought by bureaucrats. A new strain of startups is making sure legal marijuana…
If Nothing Else, Robert Mueller Could Bring Clarity to Trump’s Russia Ties
The special counsel role has a whole lot of room to work, which will hopefully clear up all the innuendo.…
One Candidate’s Plan to Resist Trump by Teaching Kids to Code
Maryland gubernatorial candidate Alec Ross argues the a more inclusive economy depends on ensuring all students have access to a…
Stop Thinking James Comey Keeps All His Files in a Cardboard Box
Technology has come a long way since the Saturday Night Massacre. The post Stop Thinking James Comey Keeps All His…
Why Firing Comey Only Amplified Trump’s Russia Problem
The more the Trump administration seems to obscure the Russia investigation, the more the good people of the internet pay…
Trump Firing FBI Director Comey Won’t Slow Down the Russia Investigation—Yet
The president has fired the FBI director in charge of investigating him. But that won’t slow the Russia probe. The…