Category: Politics

Oct 26 2009

openDemocracy

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openDemocracy is a one stop site for news with a Human Rights and pro-Democracy slant. The site is owned by the openDemocracy Foundation for the Advancement of Global Education which...

Sep 27 2009

Americas, Latin America, Politics, Web 2.0, World

La Silla Vacía

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La Silla Vacía is an online forum for all things related to contemporary Colombian politics. The site offers qualified commentary on the country’s political activity, and it is updated multiple...

Aug 19 2009

Americas, Archives, Open Access, Politics

Government Attic

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Government Attic is a site that collects hundreds of government documents that have been released under the Freedom of Information Act. The site divides its content into “FOIA Logs” and...

Aug 13 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

Razones de Vida, by Vera Grabe

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Razones de vida by Vera Grabe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I looked up this book because I was curious to read the story of one of Colombia’s guerilla...

Aug 06 2009

Middle East, Politics, Technology, Tools, World

Haystack

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Just as I was falling asleep last night listening to the BBC, I heard about a very interesting software called Haystack. Basically Haystack is software that was developed by Austin...

Aug 03 2009

Politics, Tools, Web 2.0

Dispute Finder

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Over the weekend I heard this interesting story on NPR’s “On The Media” about a new tool that will help you get a more balance view of complex stories. Dispute...

Jul 23 2009

Book Reviews, Colombia, Latin America, Politics, Women, World

“Amando a Pablo. Odiando a Escobar”, Virginia Vallejo

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AMANDO A PABLO. ODIANDO A ESCOBAR by VALLEJO VIRGINIA My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is Virginia Vallejo’s version of her relationship with Pablo Escobar, and of Colombia’s history...

Jun 08 2009

Law, Politics, Technology, World

Pirates capture seat in EU parliament

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The Swedish Pirate Party captured a seat in the EU parliament today after running a campaign solely based on reforming copyright laws! The party believes that Europe no longer has...

Jun 04 2009

Education, Politics, World

ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria) was founded in December 2006 as a medium to mobilize Latin American society in favor of young children. The organization’s leadership includes renown artists,...

May 26 2009

Politics, Technology

Data.gov

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The current USA administrations is keeping its word of making more information available to everyone. Today, 120 into the new administration the site Data.gov has been launched. This new site...