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The end of privacy

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:14:32 +0200

Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily http://gu.com/p/3gc62

Time to stop giving away your data?

Tue, 28 May 2013 17:56:09 +0200

Time to stop giving away your data? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22658152

futurejournalismproject: Final Embrace Every time I look back...

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:35:47 +0200

futurejournalismproject:

Final Embrace

Every time I look back to this photo, I feel uncomfortable — it haunts me. It’s as if they are saying to me, we are not a number — not only cheap labor and cheap lives. We are human beings like you. Our life is precious like yours, and our dreams are precious too. — Taslima Akhter.

Image: Two victims of a garment factory building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh by Taslima Akhter via Time Lightbox. Select to embiggen.

UPDATE: Via the New York Times, Clothing Is New Front in Movement for Fair Trade.

With fair-trade coffee and organic fruit now standard on grocery shelves, consumers concerned with working conditions, environmental issues and outsourcing are now demanding similar accountability for their T-shirts. And some retailers are doing what was once unthinkable, handing over information about exactly how, and where, their products were made.

The death toll from the Bangladesh factory collapse is now over 800.

Family of slain US activist awaits verdict

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:28:54 +0200

Family of slain US activist awaits verdict

Promethean_NASA_presentation.m4v (by SamWhiteBoston)

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:08:00 +0200

Promethean_NASA_presentation.m4v (by SamWhiteBoston)

Tan Le: My immigration story #TED : http://on.ted.com/Bsfq

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:29:55 +0200

Tan Le: My immigration story #TED : http://on.ted.com/Bsfq

technology helps to bridge the knowledge gap, bring down costs...

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:24:00 +0100

technology helps to bridge the knowledge gap, bring down costs and provide free information to all.

Government can go to any extent to stay in power in the name of...

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:11:59 +0100

Government can go to any extent to stay in power in the name of stability and maintaining peace. Where are the rights of the people to participate and have a say in how their country is ruled? Say ‘No more’ to the dictators!!

VIVA la Revolución

#TEDTalks is a great platform to get your ideas accross to...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:55:13 +0100

#TEDTalks is a great platform to get your ideas accross to people. #in this video, a 11-year old talks about the role of MNCs in encouraging consumerism, even governments focus policies that aim at increasing consumption to boost their economy. But what are the consequences of it? Naturally food products are one aspect of it and is highlighted in this video

The protest in Egypt will remain an example for all the other...

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:37:21 +0100

The protest in Egypt will remain an example for all the other protest that it will inspire. Here have a look at how the protesters organised themselves and how they helped each other throughout the 18 turbulent days

Respect for the Revolution

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:37:00 +0100

Respect for the Revolution

Utter disregard to Human life. Brutal police crackdown, it...

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:29:40 +0100

Utter disregard to Human life. Brutal police crackdown, it leaves you to wonder, how much can people in power try to keep hold of their posts or status quo. Is this justified? can’t a person understand that he is no longer wanted by the people? do foreign governments with stakes in the country have a role in deciding the destiny of the country?

The Children's Parliament in DRC

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:38:03 +0100

The Children's Parliament in DRC: Be the change you want to see in your society - Mahatma Gandhi

India - Opening up to foreign investment

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:33:05 +0100

India - Opening up to foreign investment

How Churchill 'starved' India

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:24:48 +0200

How Churchill 'starved' India

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:23:14 +0200

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids: A profound documentary of the human spirit, its...

Growing soft power of India

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:13:48 +0200

Growing soft power of India: India’s economy is growing at breath-taking speed, so is...

Indian Ocean - increasing priority and importance

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:14:14 +0200

Indian Ocean - increasing priority and importance: Another interesting, sometimes over exaggerating...

There is a hunger to learn throughout the world

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:59:00 +0200

There is a hunger to learn throughout the world: Great way to impart education and alleviate poverty...

think differently to the various problems we face..also another...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:55:49 +0200

think differently to the various problems we face..also another way to live life minimally and not worry about materialistic objects

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