Issue 2 Crowds and Clouds »Crowd funding and its Challenges…to alleviate poverty. In six years of operation, Kiva has facilitated close to $300 million in microloans from lenders in 218 countries to borrowers in 60 countries. The scale of…
Issue 10 Chokepoints »Blockade: The Power of Interruption…religious festival that takes place every August 15. (I have been to it. That avenue floods with more than 200,000 dancers, pilgrims, and visitors honoring the Virgin Mary.) She continued,…
ResearchersTom Scott-Smith…embarking on a new project concerning disaster shelter, with particular attention on encampment and refugee housing. His work has appeared in a number of peer-reviewed scholarly journals including Third World…
Issue 10 Chokepoints »Remittance Channels & Regulatory Chokepoints…in the world—has transformed significantly since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became law in 2010. The act was intended to increase stability, accountability, and transparency in…
Issue 8 Hacks, Leaks, and Breaches »The Political Meaning of HacktivismIn less than a decade, hackers have gone from marginal political actors to talking points at presidential debates. Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s 400-pound hacker are only the most…
Issue 8 Hacks, Leaks, and Breaches »Survival of the Cryptic…a few years after the White House started using email, John Poindexter and Oliver North destroyed 5,000 email messages in an attempt to cover up the Iran-Contra scandal. The FBI…