Aaron Swartz was a programmer and activist prior to his death in January. He was notably tied up in…

Here are the facts: This report claims that MIT was “neutral” -- but MIT’s lawyers gave prosecutors…

I will not attempt to summarize here the complex events of the past two years. Now is a time for ev…

The comment was directed at U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and Stephen Heymann, who were leading the ch…

Swartz's other option, meanwhile, was defending himself. Although Swartz's lawyer believes he had a…

Aaron’s commitment to social justice was profound, and defined his life. He was instrumental to the…

Auernheimer has remained unapologetic about the offense, telling Business Insider that all he did w…

The movie delves into how he organized the tech industry to fight a bill in Congress called SOPA. S…

"We are honored for Aaron to become the first person to win the James Madison Award posthumously. L…

In 2011, Swartz was charged with multiple felonies after downloading millions of academic papers fr…

But since then I have become less hopeful. I fear that the investigation will instead be in the spi…

It is a fundamental law of nature that to evolve one has to push one’s limits, which is painful, in…

...I believe Aaron’s death was caused by exhaustion, by fear, and by uncertainty. I believe that Aa…

I must, however, make clear that this office’s conduct was appropriate in bringing and handling thi…

It is too late to do anything for Aaron Swartz, but [those] who used the powers granted to them by …

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Aaron was a terrific young man. He contributed a lot to the world in his short life and I regret th…

Jack W. Pirozzolo, an assistant U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, revealed a deeply unsettling postc…

Swartz was the author of the “Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto,” which called for information to be …

Having said all that, we are encouraged by MIT President Raphael Reif’s desire to ensure that some …