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When Gandhi famously defied the British salt ban, he created an enduring symbol of purity and independence. But today, pure, locally-grown salt is threatening the health of tens of millions of India's children.
Written and photographed by Gordon Weiss
August 20, 2001
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Teen girls flash some skin on their "cam sites," and fans shower them with gifts. Who's exploiting whom?
By Katharine Mieszkowski
August 13, 2001
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It must be a conspiracy. Everyone is talking about the computer game Majestic -- even the aliens.
By Janelle Brown
August 10, 2001
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BANG! POW! ZAP! Online comics come under assault from the art form's old guard.
By Damien Cave
August 9, 2001
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Wireless Internet access from Metricom was supposed to be the future. But now I've been disconnected, forced back into my offline past.
By George Kelly
August 8, 2001
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By Amy Standen
August 8, 2001
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Where did all that start-up money go? Clue No. 1: Today's dot-com auctions are flooded with opulent Aeron chairs.
By Amy Standen
August 7, 2001
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FCC chairman Michael Powell, Colin's smooth, ambitious son, has never met a media merger he didn't like.
By Eric Boehlert
August 6, 2001
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A Russian programmer charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act languishes in jail. It's time to step up the pressure.
By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski
August 3, 2001
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Damien Cave describes how Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov found himself on the wrong side of a Las Vegas jail cell.
By Damien Cave
August 3, 2001
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There's a new software business model in town -- symbiotic plug-ins that pay for the privilege of piggybacking on the hot download of the moment.
By Damien Cave
August 2, 2001
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By Jim Fisher
August 2, 2001
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As the Net gets older, is it losing its soul, or just growing up?
By Andrew Leonard
August 1, 2001
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What new cocktails of toxic chemicals are brewing in the high-tech industry's "clean rooms" -- and will we ever know what harm they're causing?
By Jim Fisher
July 31, 2001
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Is workers' health the price we pay for high-tech progress? First of two parts.
By Jim Fisher
July 30, 2001
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The sad and grotesque spectacle of a $200 million dot-com reduced to overpriced lots of Aeron chairs and Foosball tables.
By Janelle Brown
July 27, 2001
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Homestore, an online property-listing company, has been one of the few dot-com success stories. But the real estate agents who are its main customers are growing restless.
By Amy Standen
July 27, 2001
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By Katharine Mieszkowski
July 27, 2001
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How Sircam can help turn your most private documents into a worldwide joke.
By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski
July 26, 2001
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By Damien Cave
July 26, 2001
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After four years, heeere's "Wild at Start," a documentary celebrating visionary new-economy entrepreneurs!
By Katharine Mieszkowski
July 25, 2001
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Can computer makers and rebel programmers stop Microsoft from cutting off the programming language's air supply?
By Damien Cave
July 24, 2001
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Someday soon, my refrigerator will be remote controllable from the Net. I can wait.
By Wendy Wolfson
July 23, 2001
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By Scott Rosenberg
July 23, 2001
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Katharine Mieszkowski on why the dot-com bust didn't kill the Webby Awards' spirit -- and how yet another wacky Net celebrity stole the show.
July 23, 2001