The far right has weaponized the Internet.
The Cruelty of Crowds
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Spectacles of Amnesia: YouTube Populism and the Rehabilitation of the Marcoses
Three decades after the People Power revolution in the Philippines, viral social media posts have largely taken the place of participatory democracy.
The Spread of Global Hate
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in?
Beating Back the Far Right Globally
It’s time to resurrect a global anti-fascist consensus to name, shame, and throw these guys out of the game.
The Last Days of Democracy?
A fraudulent campaign has resulted in the election of a fraudulent president. What can be done to save American democracy?
Participatory Totalitarianism
We are not passive objects of the surveillance state. We are active subjects of our own YouTube channels.
Peer-to-Peer Science: The Century-Long Challenge to Respond to Fukushima
More than two years after an earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on a Japanese power plant, the Fukushima nuclear disaster is one of the most serious threats to public health in the Asia-Pacific, and the worst case of nuclear contamination the world has ever seen....
Mid-East Tweeters Probe the Tenderest of Saudi Sore Spots
So desperate were Saudi officials to make an example of Hamza Kashgari that they pressured Malaysia into arresting and extraditing him while he was traveling there.
Radio Tahrir (Part I): Tariq Ali On the Arab Awakening
Radio Tahrir: a marathon retrospective on the Arab awakening, the Indignados and the Occupy movement.
The Limits of Internet Organizing
The Internet expedites expression for activists, but ultimately it mutes their impact.