Kyle Chayka writes on Hyperallergic: Reports have been flying from Twitter that approximately 14 hours ago just before a planned flight to Hong Kong, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been arrested and…
Freedom
As far as memes go, “liberals control the media” seems pretty prevalent. People who long for the days of school spankings shriek it at the top of their lungs – actual liberals…
Ahram Online reports: The Egyptian cabinet approved yesterday a decree-law that criminalises strikes, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins that interrupt private or state owned businesses or affect the economy in any way. The…
A thought-provoking video by Luke Rudkowski on happiness, freedom, government, humanity, and life in the words of subway passengers. Via WeAreChange.org:
The New York Times reports on some disturbing developments on China: BEIJING — If anyone wonders whether the Chinese government has tightened its grip on electronic communications since protests began engulfing the…
Oh dear, the concept of “freedom” just doesn’t seem to be catching on around the world. Perhaps it’s because the “land of the free” isn’t setting a very good example? The self-styled…
Via Media Roots: In George Orwell’s 1984, Britain is depicted as a totalitarian police state that is ruled by the Party, or Big Brother — an enigmatic, ubiquitous elite that controls society…
Good question. Alasdair Wilkins asks on io9.com: Corruption is as old as human history. For as long as people have organized themselves into groups with powerful leaders, those leaders have sometimes abused…
Site editor’s note: This article was originally published as part of the Russ Kick-edited Disinformation anthology, You Are STILL Being Lied To. Hancock’s latest book is a novel dealing with some of…
I feel like this is a conversation most people would like to have with members of the Tea Party. Job well done.
Don’t say you weren’t warned about these people. From Tom Diemer at AOL’s Politics Daily:
A Rand Paul supporter stomped on the head of a MoveOn.org volunteer Monday night outside of a debate between the Kentucky Senate candidate and his opponent, Jack Conway.
The woman, identified by CNN as Lauren Valle, was pushed to the ground — her blond wig was pulled off in the scuffle — and then held down…
Danny Lampley is an attorney in Mississippi. After he stood silently while the Pledge of Allegiance was being recited in court, the judge held him in contempt and had him jailed. That’s just how free societies work.
Nathan Janes writes on Pupaganda.com: “Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine, from a very early age, to produce the sort of character and the sort of beliefs that the authorities consider desirable,…
Why doe it seem like it’s always Joe Lieberman who thinks of these great ideas? From the Sydney Morning Herald: US President Barack Obama would be granted powers to seize control of…
Alex welcomes back to the show Ron Paul, Republican Congressman for the 14th congressional district of Texas, physician, member of the Liberty Caucus, founder of the advocacy group Campaign for Liberty, and former presidential candidate.
Kashmir Hill writes on True/Slant: Sometimes it’s nice to walk around your house naked. I, for one, don’t particularly like to do it when there are strangers in the house, but I…
By Nathan Janes: Uncle Sam was created as a symbol of the United States representing the ideals of freedom, equality, and justice. Although this symbol has been a patriotic representation for over…
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