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Lebanon Protests: Why a WhatsApp Tax Sparked a Political Movement
There are deeper undercurrents that explain why the protests in Lebanon are happening.
- Political Parties
- Media
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"Fiction Gets us to Look at Truths That Politics Can't Get at": Interview with Petina Gappah
Petina Gappah reflects on Zimbabwe's socio-political transformation, the influence of Orwell on her writing, and the enduring power of fiction to reveal the truth.
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"The Closest You Can Get to the Truth of What Happened is a Multisided Account": Interview with Norma Percy
Anya Pearson speaks to documentary film-maker and producer Norma Percy.
- Brexit
- Feminism & Gender
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How Russia's Army of Trolls Built its Disinformation Campaign
A lot of recent attention has focussed upon Russian attempts to influence the 2016 United States presidential election, but far less work has addressed their European activities.
- Media
- USA
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Tech Companies are Failing to Protect Children. Academics and Online Child Activist Groups Speak Out
We need to balance individual freedoms with the protection of individuals. But who should put those limits in place?
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Review: The Four Horsemen. The Conversation that Sparked an Atheist Revolution, by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett
Back in 2007, four figureheads of New Atheism met for drinks and an informal discussion of their views. The video quickly went viral.
- Media
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The Five Stages of Democratic Grief
Fast forwarding to acceptance would make it easier for political institutions to catch up with a digital society.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
- Media
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Rethinking Democracy
Democratic politics is under attack on several fronts and in a range of places. There is much to discuss and to rethink.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
- Media
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Is it Too Late to Save Local News From the Spike?
When did you last pick up a copy of your local paper? Not recently? You’re not the only one.
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“It Honestly Feels Like We’re in the Middle of a Government Cover-Up”: Interview with Carole Cadwalladr
Anya Pearson speaks to the Observer and Guardian reporter Carole Cadwalladr, who won the Orwell journalism prize for her investigation into Cambridge Analytica.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
- Media
