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Dan Gillmor is author of "We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People" (O'Reilly Media, 2004), a book that explains the rise…
Stanford Center for Internet and Society
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I am an antitrust attorney in private practice in Washington. I am on the Council of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. I used to co-chair the Section's Co…
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STANFORD COMPUTER SYSTEMS LABORATORY COLLOQUIUM
Events this quarter are posted online here. The Colloquium presents a series of ten lectures each academic quarter. The content is free ranging, covering wide…
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Financial Aid vs. Foreign Aid
You're a senior in high school. A number of colleges--all equally ranked by you--have offered you financial aid packages. Some offer $20,000, others $30,0…
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Could U.S. Have Warned of Tsunami-Risk?
A letter to the editor of the NY Times suggests that the U.S. could have informed Asian leaders of the earthquake risk. I don't know the facts, but the wri…
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Indian Relief Fund
Contributions can be made to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's relief fund or to Oxfam, among others. The Indian PM is one of the world's most im…
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Morocco Publishes King's Salary
Morocco's King has taken the helpful step of revealing his salary, some $45,000 a month.…
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Bush Works to Clear Debris--But in Crawford
Bush is busy, as much of the world is, trying to clear debris, but Bush is doing so on his ranch in Texas. Bush is on vacation--something that he will only cut…
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India Blog: Tsunami Notes
The Deccan Chronicle offers the horrifying report that sarees, the long flowing garments that many Indian women wear, became deathtraps as women were swept up i…
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India Blog: Are Male Accountants Better or Worse Than Female Accountants?
The jobs postings in the Deccan Chronicle, a large circulation newspaper, sometimes specify the gender of the desired applicant. So the ad might read, for exam…
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Europe/Mideast More Helpful
In contrast to the paltry immediate efforts of the U.S. in the earthquake response, European nations and Kuwait offered immediate help. The Wall Street Journal…
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U.S. Sends $100,000 Each in Aid to 4 Earthquake-Struck Countries
Under the dramatic heading "U.S. sends relief teams, planes to Asian nations," CNN reports: The United States has dispatched disaster teams to the As…