Twitter is drawing some flack for its new censorship policies. In the past, the micro-blogging service has helped dissenters across the globe communicate quickly with one another, helping spread information quickly and in ways that are difficult for repressive governments to crack down on. That may all be changing. Jeff Bercovi has the scoop: Twitter’s […]
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Time’s 2011 ‘Person’ of the Year was ‘The Protester’ as embodied by the protesters fueling the Arab Spring and Occupy . Writing from his new perch at The Atlantic, Robert Wright takes issue with Time’s choice: I wish that three weeks ago Time magazine hadn’t named ‘The Protestor’ the person of the year for 2011. It […]
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The end of 2011 has seen the passing of many famous public figures. The death of Václav Havel, the intellectual and revolutionary who led the Velvet Revolution, comes on the heels of the death of Christopher Hitchens, the famous atheist and writer whose support for the Iraq War distanced him from many on the left. Interestingly, […]
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Occupy Wall Street is growing steadily, with cities across the country and in Canada seeing their own protesters hit the streets. Now unions are lending the movement their support. Transport Workers Union Local 100 spokesman Jim Gannon said the protests advocated issues that align with union interests like income inequality and worker’s rights. “Their goals are […]
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