Tag Archives: Wikileaks

Blockade

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Michaela

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has announced that financial problems may lead to the closure of the whistleblowing website at the end of the year. The website revealed on Monday that it would stop publishing for the moment in order to focus on making money, explaining that … Continue reading →

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The Empire strikes back

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Michaela

By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis Bradley Manning is accused of humiliating the political establishment by revealing the complicity of top US officials in carrying out and covering up war crimes. In return for his act of conscience, the US … Continue reading →

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Beyond extraordinary

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Michaela

Information is power and in the age of the information revolution, cyber and satellite communication is transforming our lives, reinventing the relationship between people and power. How will governments (and influential organizations) deal with the information revolution.

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Democracy

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Michaela

I am absolutely fascinated by the epochal events unfolding around Wikileaks and the making public of ten of thousands of classified documents, as well as the reaction to it. To me it is not the “what”, but simply the “how”. … Continue reading →

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