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Lawrence Lessig

TED 2013: What I Saw

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.03.2013 | Technology
Steve Rosenbaum

This year's TED was a remarkable collection of thinkers and dreamers -- here are some images from the past week's event

Zach Carter

Leading House Tech Expert Pushes For Legal Changes After Aaron Swartz's Suicide

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.18.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- One of the top tech experts in Congress, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), told HuffPost Thursday that the case against Aaron Swartz shows th...

Drawing the Line Between Copyright and Free Knowledge

The State Press | Posted 03.19.2013 | Media
The State Press

The entire debacle is tragic. A life has been lost, and we can only speculate as to why. We should use this time not only to offer our condolences to Swartz's family and friends, but to inquire in his name: How do we allow widespread access to knowledge and still retain rights to intellectual property?

Aaron Swartz Was An Internet-Age MLK, Some Say

AP | By DENISE LAVOIE and ALLEN G. BREED | Posted 03.18.2013 | Technology

BOSTON (AP) — Since his suicide, friends and admirers have cast free-information activist Aaron Swartz as a martyred hero hounded to his death by th...

Spouse Of Aaron Swartz's Prosecutor Defends Her On Twitter

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.15.2013 | Technology

When Internet activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Friday after an apparent suicide, friends, family and those who never ...

Aaron Swartz and the Questions That None Dare Ask Obama

Will Bunch | Posted 03.17.2013 | Politics
Will Bunch

Swartz's persecution can't be passed off as an isolated incident. Instead, it feels more like the exclamation point on an administration whose commitment to maintaining secrecy, blocking transparency, limiting the flow of information and squelching dissent has been both unexpected and shocking.

Harvard Law Prof Calls Charges Against Aaron Swartz 'Outrageous'

Posted 03.16.2013 | Technology

Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig joined HuffPost Live Monday to discuss the death of and charges against internet activist Aaron Swartz, w...

Zach Carter

Prosecutors Under Fire In Tragic Death Of Internet Pioneer Aaron Swartz

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A petition urging President Barack Obama to fire U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz for prosecutorial overreach in her office's case against Aar...

Gerry Smith

Were The Charges Against Internet Activist Aaron Swartz Too Severe?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.15.2013 | Technology

Before his apparent suicide Friday, Internet activist Aaron Swartz was facing trial for allegedly stealing millions of scholarly journal articles from...

Aaron Swartz, Carmen Ortiz and the American System of Justice

Dan Kennedy | Posted 03.15.2013 | Technology
Dan Kennedy

Nothing good can come from Aaron Swartz's death. But at the very least it should prompt consideration of why such brutality has become a routine part of the American system of justice.

Zach Carter

Family: Pioneering Internet Activist's Suicide 'A Product Of Prosecutorial Overreach'

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.13.2013 | Politics

Open democracy advocate and internet pioneer Aaron Swartz was found dead Friday in an apparent suicide, flooding the digital spectrum with an outpouri...

Paul Blumenthal

Top Dogs In Campaign Finance Reform Throw Down

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 11.19.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- During a money-in-politics conference at UCLA on Saturday, Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig, a leading critic of privately funded elect...

Lawrence Lessig Talks Political Donations On HuffPost Live

HuffPost Live | Posted 09.06.2012 | Politics

Not all political donations can be traced. Lawrence Lessig joined Alicia Menendez on HuffPost Live as part of HuffPost's Shadow Conventions 2012 cover...

6 Expert-Recommended Books About Money In Politics

Posted 08.30.2012 | Books

It's no secret that lots of money can easily corrupt politics. But it's also easy to get confused about their relationship. How much is it okay to...

On the Resurgence of Occupy Wall Street: Five Must-Read Books

Joe Winkler | Posted 07.15.2012 | Books
Joe Winkler

Not only do mainstream outlets simply disregard or grossly simplify important events and ideas in the Occupy Wall Street movement, but they also neglect to mention the publication of important books that clarify, criticize, buttress, and provide a holistic view of the movement.

How The Internet Has Made Art Better

Posted 03.26.2012 | Home

We've written before about PBS' OffBook web show, a bi-monthly video series devoted to "cutting edge arts." The show has a tendency to preach to a cho...

Abramoff Says He's Still Capable Of Making Millions

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 03.21.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff is sitting in a Starbucks just south of Dupont Circle. He is not wearing his infamous black hat. Or any hat at all. He...

Antonin Scalia and Political Diversity

Michael Roth | Posted 05.01.2012 | College
Michael Roth

We should not welcome those who cannot tolerate difference, those whose views close down thinking and social interaction. But we should welcome dissent.

Lawrence Lessig on Campaign Finance Reform: Overturning Citizens United Isn't Enough

Corbin Hiar | Posted 04.30.2012 | Politics
Corbin Hiar

In contrast with many other campaign finance reformers, Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig believes fixing the U.S. election system will require more than just overturning the Citizens United ruling, which removed many restrictions on independent political spending.

Fixing Congress and Finding Peace: An Interview With Jack Abramoff

Matt Bieber | Posted 03.04.2012 | Politics
Matt Bieber

I liked him. And I wasn't alone -- not even close. Here was a guy who'd been about as bad as you can be with a tie on, and he seemed to have come around. Sure, it had taken prison to get him there, but so what?

With Republic, Lost, Lawrence Lessig Takes Center Stage

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 02.28.2012 | Books
John Wellington Ennis

In this pivotal year of public uproar over the consequences of money in politics, Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig has attracted considerably more attention to his work in devising a constitutional road map for reform.

You Just Got a Kindle or Nook -- Now What? 5 Books and Apps to Try Now!

Andy Wilson | Posted 02.25.2012 | Books
Andy Wilson

The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet are amazing gadgets, not to mention their e-ink black and white cousins and the various other tablets and the iPad. But now that they're out of the box, what to do with them?

Why Dylan Ratigan's "Get Money Out" Campaign Gets it Right

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 01.16.2012 | Politics
Miles Mogulescu

To understand why Dylan Ratigan's "Get Money Out" campaign is getting it right, let's take a quick look at the history of Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance.

A Reply to the @EdgeofSports: Who Exactly Are the 99%?

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 12.26.2011 | Politics
Lawrence Lessig

Those who see the Occupy movement as a movement of the Left need to tell me how calling people you disagree with "racists" is going to get us the super majority it takes to make any fundamental changes in this country, under this broken political system.

What Distinguishes Occupy Wall Street From the Tea Party? Follow the Money

Asher Smith | Posted 12.24.2011 | Politics
Asher Smith

Similarities between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street certainly exist on a micro level -- but they are hardly big-picture.