The annals of history in the making
The assault on American democracy and its global standing originated not in Moscow but in Washington, and across the length and breadth of the United States. Like the Soviet Empire before it, America is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.
Read moreThe intensifying crackdown on the media and civil society in Egypt leaves Egyptians who are out of the country feeling powerless to help and guilty about the freedoms they enjoy.
Read moreSocial networking and blogging voices the dreams and aspirations of the young and middle-class in Egypt, leaving other groups as marginalised as ever.
Read moreFaced with soaring unemployment and the lack of prospects, many educated young Hungarians are being drawn to the radical right. But will it give them the better future they seek?
Read moreEgyptians will no longer tolerate paying for the state-run newspapers that peddled Hosni Mubarak’s propaganda.
Read more“You won’t fool the children of the revolution.” Especially not if they’re Twittering away on their mobile phones.
Read moreMost journalists dread crunching data. But finding narratives among the numbers is part of journalism’s mandate. Luckily, there are tools to help.
Read moreFacebook, Sellaband, Twitter… social networking is like the classics with the clap. And a bloody waste of time to boot.
Read moreIs technology designed to monitor and report on our every move a sign of ambient intelligence or stupidity?
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