February 7th, 2010
There has been much spoeculation about the possible benefits of the new Apple iPad, many have exagerated the advantages of this latest must have hi-tech gadget, but there has not been much discussion about the economic model under which the iPads multiple services will be sold and what the social effects of this might be?
The iPad has been presented as a potentially progressive tool which will revolutionise the way in which we will be able to access our information and cultural media. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 31st, 2010
A Democracy Now! exclusive report from Jeremy Scahill about a nine year old boy, shot in the head and killed by Blackwater in the infamous Nisour Squre massacre. His father, who is suing the private military contractor, provides the most detailed eyewitness account of the massacre to date. Scahill has conducted an in-depth investigation of the massacre and of nine-year old Ali Kinani’s death. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 31st, 2010
UN report reveals UK complicity in rendition and torture
On 27 January, the UN confirmed the UK Government’s complicity in rendition and torture, the 292-page report, a Joint study on global practices in relation to secret detention in the context of countering terrorism, was jointly compiled by UN special rapporteurs and working groups in the fields of human rights, torture, arbitrary detention and forced disappearance. Read the rest of this entry »
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