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Hailo Summons Taxis

Taxi!

It’s absurd that taxis and potential fares find one another through serendipity, trial and error, and instinct. Cab-calling app Hailo aims to bring the taxi industry into the 21st century.

Ben Blackman | Published Jul 30, 2013

A Sad Day for the Haters

I Don’t

A lot of people are really, really happy about Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling squashing the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Prop 8. And then there are some others, who are really, really sad that gay people now have some rights.

Ben Jacobs, Ben Blackman | Published Jun 26, 2013

Edward Snowden, Hero or Traitor?

Beast Poll

Did Edward Snowden help his country—or betray it? Should the NSA and its surveillance programs be reined in? We asked, and you answered. See the results of our reader poll.

Sam Schlinkert, Ben Blackman | Published Jun 10, 2013

What a Relief!

Word Cloud

<p>Minutes after the Supreme Court <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2012/06/28/supreme-court-s-split-verdict-on-obamacare.html">announced that the Affordable Care Act was upheld</a>, we asked our Facebook readers to give their reactions in one word. Here are the results in a word cloud.</p>

Ben Blackman | Published Jun 28, 2012