Bush names Wolfowitz to head World Bank
And suddenly, the world looks a few shades darker. The World Bank is an easy target for activist critiques, but the Bank under Wolfensohn has… Read More »Bush names Wolfowitz to head World Bank
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March 2005
Remembering a cyber-dissident
Bloggers around the world, especially in the Middle East, are mourning the death of Zouhair Yahyaoui, a Tunisian journalist and founder of Tunezine, an activist,… Read More »Remembering a cyber-dissident
The Asian Tsunami and Media Attention
Mark Jones of AlertNet has an excellent visualization of media attention imbalance as concerns the December 26th tsunami and other major international crises. Using data… Read More »The Asian Tsunami and Media Attention
Ghostly rodents and journalistic detention
When President Mutharika moved out of his absurd, 300-room palace in Lilongwe because he – reportedly – was troubled by ghostly rodents crawling over his… Read More »Ghostly rodents and journalistic detention
African Welding, African Weblogs
The BBC has an excellent story today on the “Wonder Welders” of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The welders are a group of wheelchair-bound men, crippled… Read More »African Welding, African Weblogs
danah explains Brazil
danah boyd just gave a wonderful answer to a question that’s fascinated me for a while: why are there so many Brazilians on Orkut? danah’s… Read More »danah explains Brazil