Civicist

The future of work; social media and the copycat effect; and more. Tech and the presidentials: Speaking at Civic Hall this morning, Republican presidential candidate Marco …

The presidential candidate with the most Facebook followers might surprise you; the Democratic party won’t recognize Lawrence Lessig as a candidate; and more. Future, Imperfect: In …

The app trap; why we shouldn’t use ‘blight’ to describe cities and communities; and more. The view from the summit: My favorite statement at this …

NYPD mandates Force Incident Reports; Trump’s social media guy; and more. The NYPD has announced new guidelines for the use of force that now includes …

Science by the people, for the people; @Snowden on Twitter; and more. This is civic tech: The annual Code for America Summit starts this morning on …

The third wave of civic reform; censorship in the App Store; and more. Tech and the presidentials: Vox’s Ezra Klein has noticed that “The tools that party …

Digital justice in Detroit; new Facebook company team taps into social causes; and more. The news from Facebookistan: Facebook now has a social good team, …

When smart objects “can lie and cheat”; Nirvana band member et al. launch U.S. Open Source Party; and more. Our brave new future: “As the …

When smart objects “can lie and cheat”; Nirvana band member et al. launch U.S. Open Source Party; and more. Our brave new future: “As the …