Tag Archives: politics

Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: March 8, 2010
The BBC survey found that 87% of internet users felt internet access should be the “fundamental right of all people”. via BBC News — Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’. This shows fundamental differences in perspective among citizens and politicians. While the majority of users agree that internet access is a right, regulators around the world are attacking [...]
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Government drug adviser David Nutt sacked | Politics | guardian.co.uk

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: October 31, 2009
Professor David Nutt asked to resign after his claims that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol Garside added: “I’m shocked and dismayed that the home secretary appears to believe that political calculation trumps honest and informed scientific opinion. The message is that when it comes to the Home Office’s relationship with the research [...]
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What should government do? A Jindal meditation — Paul Krugman Blog — NYTimes.com

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: February 26, 2009
So what did Bobby Jindal choose to ridicule in this response to Obama last night? Volcano monitoring, of course. via What should government do? A Jindal meditation — Paul Krugman Blog — NYTimes.com.
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The New Deal and right-wing revisionism — The Boston Globe

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: February 18, 2009
Presto: You’ve got yourself a paint-by-numbers conservative polemic. via The New Deal and right-wing revisionism — The Boston Globe.
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Israel using Holocaust guilt to continue Gaza op, says British Jewish MP — Haaretz — Israel News

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: January 16, 2009
“My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town.… A German soldier shot her dead in her bed, he said. My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza,” the MP said. via Israel using Holocaust guilt to continue Gaza op, says British Jewish MP — Haaretz — Israel [...]
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Palin Interview Skillz

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: September 28, 2008
Tina Fey’s parody of the Palin-Couric interview on SNL this week.
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Confidence and Ignorance

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: September 22, 2008
What is so unnerving about the candidacy of Sarah Palin is the degree to which she represents — and her supporters celebrate — the joyful marriage of confidence and ignorance Sam Harris on Sarah Palin and Elitism | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com
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Gorbachev on the Russian Conflict

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: August 10, 2008
Tskhinvali was in smoking ruins and thousands of people were fleeing — before any Russian troops arrived MIKHAIL GORBACHEV — Russia Never Wanted a War — Op-Ed — NYTimes.com
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Fisa

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: July 2, 2008
Olbermann Special Comment: Obama’s Second Chance On FISA — Media on The Huffington Post
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Cuban Sanctions

By Alejandro Giacometti | Published: June 20, 2008
The European Union agreed on Thursday to revoke its sanctions against Cuba Granma Internacional
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