How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World The Intercept by Sam Biddle Donald Trump has inherited the most powerful machine for spying ever devised. How this petty, vengeful man might wield and expand the sprawling American spy apparatus, already vulnerable to abuse, is disturbing enough on its own. But the outlook is … Read more
How cryptocurrency will cripple today’s governments – and they won’t see it coming Falkvinge on Infopolicy – Discussions on information policy and civil liberties by Rick Falkvinge Cryptocurrency: Cryptocurrency will cripple governmental ability to collect taxes, and they won’t see it coming. When it’s already happened, expect major changes to take place in how society is organized … Read more
Published on Feb 15, 2015 According to the data based on reports in local and national newspapers and news agencies in Turkey, a compilation made by bianet revealed that men killed at least 281 women, raped/attempted to rape 109 women and teenager girls, left 560 women injured and sexually harassed 140 women and teenager … Read more
Anthropologists and Ecological Research Last fall a group of anthropologists participated in the 2012 All Scientists Meeting (ASM) of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network in Estes Park, Colorado. They were there to make a case for integrating more anthropologists into the study of ecosystems. Read about their experience in Anthropology News. Below is … Read more
This clip is from Taraf daily. Click to enlarge… In Turkish… Kurds criticize Turkish government’s silence on mass graves from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires Thousands of people marched Wednesday in eastern Turkey to protest the government’s silence on mass graves uncovered in the area last month. ******************** Kurds Outraged about … Read more