Via SmartMobs and blip.tv – Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, on how tech has changed Politics.  Many great points here and it leaves me wondering not only about the future relationship between tech and politics, but how participatory democracy will in turn shape the tools that helped it emerge.

A recent report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research using data from the OECD measures the share of employment in small businesses in 22 rich democracies (list found on page 4).  From the summary: An important part of our national identity is built around the idea that – thanks to low taxes, limited [...]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9rUzLoKpfs For several years, anthropologist Karen Ho worked at an investment firm on Wall Street.  Her experience there resulted in her dissertation Liquefying Corporations and Communities:  Wall Street World Views and Socioeconomic Transformations in the Post-Industrial US. Today, Time released a brief interview with Ho, in which she discusses her thoughts on what’s wrong with [...]

As I watched my Twitter feed flutter this past weekend with amazing update after amazing update of the Personal Democracy Forum, my former adviser and mentor was there giving what apparently turned out to be a standing-ovation-worthy preso on YouTube Culture and Politics of Authenticity.  The fact that he brought the house down with his [...]

danah boyd tweeted an unedited version of her talk given at the Personal Democracy Forum Conference (#pdf09) entitled “The Not-So-Hidden Politics of Class Online” and I must say, it’s absolutely fabulous.  Though her ideas might be controversial, she touches on an important reality I think many tech evangelists are scared to recognize; that class divisions [...]

I’m looking forward to reading this recently published report from the Internet & Democracy Project out of the Berkman Center titled  Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere: Politics, Culture and Dissent.  Interestingly, they found that Arabic bloggers tend to be more concerned with domestic rather than international issues, at least in their blogs.  Some snippets below. We [...]

Here’s a brief snippet.  Check out the link below if your interested in reading more or in the statistics used to come to this conclusion. Thanks @kerim for sharing. …health care is one of those areas where both popular opinion and sound public policy seem to take a backseat to protecting those stakeholders who benefit [...]