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- Podcast at the shop: Interview with John AbellJuly 1
- As part of our week focusing on social media and democracy, I got the chance to interview the fabulous John Abell from Wired Mag: From Iran to Moldova by way of Washington, social media is changing how societies connect and interact with their governments, and John Abell of Wired Magazine tells the ISN why. Check out [...]
- A rethink on microfinanceJune 14
- From Magatte Wade’s article Beyond the Romance of Microfinance to a Love of Manufacturing on HuffPo via Ory Okolloh: “Yes, microfinance is a good thing, especially in those parts of the world that lack industry. And yes, industries that pollute and that violate human rights, as take place all too often in China, are a bad [...]
- Podcast - Roma in Europe: Part, but ApartJune 6
- New podcast at the shop: Five years into the ‘Decade of Roma Inclusion’ West European countries are still struggling to integrate the Roma, and as Dr Michael Stewart warns, Europe must gain a deeper understanding of the people. I must say that Dr Stewart is one of the most passionate people in their area of study that [...]
- Peter Coyote on public employment of artistsJune 6
- “If you look at where all of this business has migrated, it’s not just cheap dollars. It has migrated to cultures that are strong on artistic design and aesthetics, where [they are] integrated into the culture. So by isolating science and math as core curriculum and isolating art and design, we’ve created uninteresting products that [...]
- msnbc.com: I know I’m being overly sensitiveJune 1
- …but is it not just a tad bit tasteless to turn a suicide into a quiz question? Screenshots: msnbc.com