How many American think tanks are run by women? from FP Passport by Blake Hounshell Wealth disparity in America: an inch of bar-graph for the 90%, 4.9 miles’ worth for the top 0.01% from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Cairo and Washington engage in ?twitter war? from Hurriyet Daily News A row erupted between Cairo and Washington … Read more
The European Parliament rejects ACTA, with a 478 to 39 majority from The Next Web by Paul Sawers Back in January, 22 European Union states, and the EU itself, signed the controversial ACTA treaty, which many argued could lead to severe restrictions on freedom and civil liberties on the Internet. Whilst protests did follow, and … Read more
Europe: Will ACTA Treaty Pass After Protests? from Global Voices Online by Danielle Martineau [All links forward to French articles unless stated otherwise.] As of the end of the month of February 2012, the mobilization efforts of Internet users against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) [en] were still going strong. In fact, they may have … Read more