Autistici/Inventati, an Italian activist collective, calls for decentralized server infrastructure to resist political repression and protect digital autonomy. They urge supporters to create autonomous online spaces and replicate their model of self-managed networks as a defense against authoritarian control and surveillance.
A hiker reflects on five and a half months on the Pacific Crest Trail, where life's simplicity—reduced to a single goal of reaching the Canadian border—provides clarity and freedom from the overwhelming choices of ordinary life. The trail teaches that perseverance matters more than desire, and that comfort and complexity at home make decisions feel paralyzing despite their relative safety.
Code for the People is a documentary short by director Bao Nguyen exploring the past, present, and future of the open web, examining who controls the internet and how to preserve its freedom against corporate consolidation. The film argues that the open web—which powers over 40% of the internet through open source software like WordPress—is under siege by digital gatekeepers and closed AI systems. Releasing summer 2026 with premieres in San Francisco and New York, it calls for developers and builders to reclaim the open source spirit that built the internet.
A writer reflects on his FBI surveillance file, drawing parallels to Steinbeck's 1966 essay on American identity. He explores the tension between American values of freedom and the government monitoring of citizens deemed 'Unamericans,' asserting his right to dissent and read controversial material.