Archive for the 'Democracy' Category

Undermining Democracy

January 7th, 2007

Bush wants to send $83 million to Abbas and the Palestinian Authority. These funds are intended to build up “responsible security forces” to support Abbas.
Violence has broken out between Hamas and the PA after Abbas announced plans for early elections. The confrontation is quickly threatening to escalate into a civil war. […]

Citizen Journalism

January 4th, 2007

Although framed here as a popularity contest, some of the articles in the collaborative newspaper, BrooWaha (hate the name), are actually fairly decent:

BrooWaha is a collaborative online newspaper that gives ordinary readers a chance to participate and share their knowledge! We publish your articles and give you feedback to let you know how popular you […]

Why Access Matters

December 31st, 2006

Having access to the Internet is important. The war for the Internet is not over. It is not yet completely in the hands of corporations but there is no law of technology that says access and communication through this medium will always remain even as free and open as it is now.
Although […]