I recently livestreamed my own arrest for protesting the Tar Sands pipeline in front of the White House, using only my iPhone. Part of the media strategy for October2011 demonstration in DC involves asking people to be the media rather than waiting for corporate media to sit up and take notice. So Kevin Zeese of October2011 [...]

Last year when John Aravosis and I went to Sweden we interviewed Rickard Falkvinge, head of the Pirate Party, and I’ve been fascinated with them ever since.  Their relevance only increases in the wake of the draconian measures taken by the police in the Jason Chen/iPhone story. Formed after the cofounders of BitTorrent tracker Pirate [...]

Apple has donated $100,000 to fight Prop 8, the California ballot initiative that would ban gay marriage.  The computer company, known for its iconic iPod, iPhone and sleek user friendly laptops, is publicly showing support for gay marriage and was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to their employees’ same-sex [...]