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Beijing releases pollution data after public pressure But figures on dangerous smog particles rated as PM2.5 conflict with higher measurements by others, observers say

January 22, 2012
Beijing releases pollution data after public pressure  But figures on dangerous smog particles rated as PM2.5 conflict with higher measurements by others, observers say

Heavy smog is a daily fact of life for residents of Beijing, where authorities have started releasing pollution data after a public outcry. Photograph: Andy Wong/AP Environmental authorities in Beijing, China‘s notoriously smoggy capital, have started releasing more detailed pollution data in response to public pressure. But one expert said measurements from the first day were low compared [...]

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Slavoj Zizek: Capitalism with Asian values The philosopher discusses the momentous changes taking place in the global financial and political system.

January 1, 2012
Slavoj Zizek: Capitalism with Asian values The philosopher discusses the momentous changes taking place in the global financial and political system.

    From the Middle East to the streets of London and cities across the US there is a discontent with the status quo. Whether it is with the iron grip of entrenched governments or the widening economic divide between the rich and those struggling to get by. But where are those so hungry for change [...]

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Q and A with Gene Sharp on non violent revolution

December 6, 2011
Q and A with Gene Sharp on non violent revolution

    Since 1960, Gene Sharp has written over a dozen books on non-violent struggle [Photo: How to Start a Revolution] Gene Sharp, a humble, 83-year-old intellectual, has been credited with promoting non-violent struggle around the world. Sharp’s book From Dictatorship to Democracy, a how-to guide for toppling dictators first published in 1993, has been translated into 24 different languages. [...]

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Slavoj Zizek, whose critical examination of both capitalism and socialism has made him an internationally recognised intellectual, speaks to Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman about the momentous changes taking place in the global financial and political system.

October 29, 2011
Slavoj Zizek, whose critical examination of both capitalism and socialism has made him an internationally recognised intellectual, speaks to Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman about the momentous changes taking place in the global financial and political system.

    From the Middle East to the streets of London and cities across the US there is a discontent with the status quo. Whether it is with the iron grip of entrenched governments or the widening economic divide between the rich and those struggling to get by. But where are those so hungry for change [...]

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The Imperial Project. Is there a danger in ending it?

April 22, 2011
The Imperial Project. Is there a danger in ending it?

  The Danger of Ending the American Empire by C.J. Maloney by CJ Maloney Recently by CJ Maloney: FDR’s New Deal, In Utero       The passage from war to peace is more critical for an established order than the passage from peace to war. ~ Eric Hoffer (1951) As I imagine everyone reading [...]

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