Aldo Leopold: An early environmental activist
Region: United States
Aldo Leopold was a visionary ecologist of the first half of the twentieth century. I’m reading his classic A Sand County Almanac (Oxford University Press, 1949), a then-radical view of the imbalance between human act... more
Views: 1958National Cyber Media Conclave 2009: A Digital Debut
Region: India
It began with a click. The National Cyber Media Conclave (NCMC) made its debut at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune on the 28th March 2008. Organised by the students of SIMC, the one-of-a-kind event saw... more
Views: 1952Thousands of Protesters Call for New Elections in Thailand
Region: Thailand
About 20,000 people swarmed the streets in Thailand Tuesday demanding the dissolution of the Thai parliament and called for the holding of new elections. The protesters are allied with the former Thai Prime Minister Th... more
Views: 1526Campus violence a socio-political problem in Bangladesh
Region: Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, campus violence is a severe socio-political problem. Political observers said that absence of proper, independent student activism is the main cause of campus violence making the society an ant... more
Views: 1122Mothers of Missing Filipinos Struggle On
Region: Philippines
With the state unable or unwilling to help, mothers of the disappeared are left to seek justice themselves. By Amita O Legaspi Erlinda Cadapan, 59, has lost count of the number of times she has traveled to Manila to give... more
Views: 2600PangeaDay: an event lived worldwide
Region: United States
by Juliana Rincón Parra On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in sev... more
Views: 1585Interview: Howard Zinn talks to London Progressive Journal
Region: United States
DP: Much of your life’s work has been dedicated to the study of unorthodox history, told from the point of view of those who lived it. From reading many of your books and speeches it is clear you abhor the id... more
Views: 1409Brazil: Bloggers United Against Wordpress Ban
Region: Brazil
by Paula Góes The Brazilian blogosphere has not quite yet recovered from its last fright and there is already another threat on the way: a blanket ban on blogs hosted on Wordpress.com after a... more
Views: 3684Bahrain: Blogger in Jail for Four Months
Region: Bahrain
by Amira Al Hussaini Bahraini blogger and human rights activist Abdulla Mohsen (Ar) has been behind bars for more than four months, according to Nido. Nido explains: Abdulla Mohs... more
Views: 1359Trinidad & Tobago: The Laptop Incident
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
by Janine Mendes-Franco Trinidad and Tobago's Opposition Leader was recently suspended from Parliament for using his laptop without permission, but only a few bloggers seemed tuned in to the stor... more
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