This coming February 11th offers a chance to reflect on what we hope to see from President Joe Biden’s administration in terms of Middle East policy. Event host will be Vahid Razavi, a Iranian-American author, activist and entrepreneur and the founder of our nonprofit, Ethics in Technology. You can sign up Read more…
Ethics in Tech condemns the violence and destruction of property at the Capitol last Wednesday. There is no room for interference with our democratic election process. We also stand against the racist and anti-Semitic attitudes expressed by a number of those in the Capitol building. We express our sorrow for those Read more…
January 14, 2021 by Ethics In Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Seeing President Donald Trump banned from social media might feel good, and it might even thwart some criminal acts inspired by the president’s inflammatory rhetoric. But kicking Trump off Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms sets a perilous precedent Read more…
December 1, 2020—By Ethics In Tech Board Member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Digital rights groups applauded the news Monday that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai—known for his efforts to destroy net neutrality and his fealty to corporate telecom interests—will resign his powerful post when President Donald Trump leaves office in January. Read more…
On International Human Rights Day, hear and speak out on how to reach full inclusion and meaningful leadership roles for people of color, women, the disabled, and all people within Big Tech On December 10th, we celebrate the anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which Read more…
As a proud U.S. Citizen I am glad to have finally had a chance to participate in this election process. I have never understood the purpose of an electoral system that can subject the majority to the rule of a minority but I will leave that for another discussion. The Read more…
By Ethics in Tech board member Cristina Deptula I’m 38 and it’s lonely. Lots of people my age are lonely. It’s hard sometimes to figure out how to make friends when you’re no longer a student surrounded by lots of people your own age, but not connected to the suburban Read more…
More than 50 progressive writers and activists—including leading progressive voices Noam Chomsky, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, and Medea Benjamin—have signed an open letter urging people in swing states to vote for Joe Biden for president. “Ending the Trump presidency is, by far, the most important goal that can be achieved Read more…
As Ethics In Technology, a small nonprofit, we have been fortunate. Early on, we partnered with organizations including the Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA) and Campaign To Stop Killer Robots. We took a stand against weapons of mass destruction and the surveillance state. As concerned citizens and working professionals we need Read more…
To mark the 75th anniversary of the only nuclear war in human history — the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan — Ethics In Tech will be hosting an online event on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Join us at 6:30 for “Ignominious Anniversary: Remembering Hiroshima and Imagining a World Without Read more…