Releasing the normally gruesome pictures of dead leaders is a powerful gesture. It has often been used in the past to mark the end of an era - From the
by Jessica Reed
...George W. Bush('s ghostwriters) wrote editorials for the Wall Street Journal?
To the new members of the 110th Congress, I offer my welcome--and my congratulations.
by Tan Copsey
picture via preetamrai.
Thailand is in the grips of paranoia after a miserable New Years Eve – six bombs going off around the Bangkok city centre.
The Bangkok
by Jessica Reed
MSNBC's Keith Olberman was one of my media-heroes in 2006. So far he remains in the same position in 2007 (via Crooks and liars), thanks
by Tony Curzon Price
Dostoevski, I think, would have sympathised with the You-Tubing of Sadam's execution. Prince Mishkin tries to get the charming Adelaida to draw an execution,
by Aurélie Plaçais
The Internet censorship in China has been an important issue for quite a while now - one of the most obvious examples being the ban of many
by Tan Copsey
No I’m not about to break into a version of Ban-Ki-Moon is coming to town. Although naturally I’m sorely tempted. Instead let this serve as
It's YouTube and MySpace that got the attention this year (blogs having had their gee-whiz moment a minute back), but the foundations of those services are shaky, precisely
by Jessica Reed
Billy_Coconut comments on the TIME magazine's choice for their Person of the Year (it's you, by the way):
Power through the internet,
by Jessica Reed
South Korea's foreign Minister Ki-Moon was sworn in as UN Chief yesterday, replacing the reign of Kofi Anan (transcript of the ceremony can be found
by Tan Copsey
Yesterday was ‘take out the trash day’ here in the UK with rather more than the usual number of complete Government F-up’s filling the papers all
This week's blog of the week suggestions come from Raffaele Mastrolonardo. an openDemocracy contributor who also has his own blog here.
The Angry Arab News Service
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