Democracy

Terms of Silence

  Last March, a community health activist in Myanmar published a warning about escalating violence. By Wednesday, it vanished, flagged,…

8 months ago

DEMOCRACY: A User’s Guide, out August 20th, reviewed

By Simon Cocking, review of DEMOCRACY: A User's Guide. Available from Amazon here. How "Free" are we? How democratic are…

5 years ago

DCU Institute to lead €2.4 million EU project to tackle “fake news”

The DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) will lead a €2.4 million EU project to tackle the issue…

7 years ago

The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India’s New Gilded Age, reviewed

By @SimonCocking a review of The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age, by James Crabtree, Oneworld (UK); Tim Duggan Books (US). Shortlisted for The Financial…

7 years ago

Edward Snowden to speak at EU Cyber Summit

  Edward Snowden, who is President of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, will be interviewed by Paul C Dwyer,…

7 years ago

How a Blockchain-Based Solution to Greece’s Woes May Change Arbitration Forever

The birthplace of Democracy is experiencing a few problems in the area of governance. One solution that’s been suggested could…

7 years ago

Give People Money: The Simple Idea to Solve Inequality and Revolutionise our Lives, reviewed

By @SimonCocking review of  Give People Money: The Simple Idea to Solve Inequality and Revolutionise our Lives, by Annie Lowrey, WH Allen (UK),…

7 years ago

The Year Data Killed Democracy

Earlier this year, the U.S. Trump administration finally began taking a serious look at cybersecurity. Now unable to deny the…

7 years ago

Scotland Pioneers New Blockchain Polling Technology

Describe Scotland’s democracy today. We are 21st century citizens, with archaic 19th century vote institutions, using 15th century pieces of…

7 years ago

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