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Notes from a talk at WerkstattB, Berlin

This is a loose talk that I wrote for a Women’s CryptoDinner at Thoughtworks’ WerkstattB in Berlin, February 4, 2015. I deviated considerably from the notes, but thought I would share them anyway. I don’t believe that we’re doing enough right now to ensure that everyone out there has the ability to take responsibility for […]

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Which world leaders are *really really* committed to press freedom?

Yesterday, the Guardian asked a good question, which it then immediately failed to answer. The question was, in the context of the Paris unity march: “Which world leaders are really committed to press freedom?” Rather than answer it, however, the authors repeated the many articles and tweets of the past few days, focusing on the […]

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Some interesting reading on Charlie Hebdo

Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris, Juan Cole What Drives Blasphemy Charges in the Middle East? (It’s Not Just Religion), Afef Abrougui Charlie Hebdo: The ‘them and us’ narrative is a dangerous downward spiral, Nesrine Malik Joe Sacco: On Satire – a response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Joe Sacco Charlie Hebdo: This […]