Posts Tagged ‘ democracy ’

The Streets of Chisinau

April 7, 2009
By bicyclemark
The Streets of Chisinau

The first messages came in via twitter, a confrontation between young protesters and police in Moldova.  Then, more clicking and a few more messages, live video feeds from Chisinau via Romanian televi
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bmtv91 New Jersey Voter Fraud Alert

October 8, 2008
By bicyclemark

Attention all who are concerned with voter fraud and/or New Jerseans: this video involves you.  IF you want your vote counted this election, you're going to have to you absentee ballots. The votin
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bmtv83 Lisbon 1974

April 25, 2008
By bicyclemark

The 25 of April is a very special day. As per tradition, here's a video blog entry paying tribute to 25 de Abril in Portugal.
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Manipulation Through Nationalism

January 7, 2008
By bicyclemark
Manipulation Through Nationalism

Watching video of last week's Iowa Caucuses on the Uptake, it left me severely disturbed to watch as people stand in a room and yell at each other about which candidate is best. They scream and shout
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Update, EU Xenophobes

November 17, 2007
By bicyclemark
Update, EU Xenophobes

Well, they lasted a year, and at last the far-right racist and xenophobic block of the European Parliament fell apart last week.  Known by their ironic title "Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Gr
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bm234 Kasparov and The Other Russia

November 14, 2007
By bicyclemark

Gary Kasparov is known for being a chess master. Now he is challenging the president of Russia for control of the country, calling it a battle to bring democracy back to the nation.  With the help of
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Inviting Friends in Pakistan

November 6, 2007
By bicyclemark
Inviting Friends in Pakistan

Upon arrival in Brussels today I was pleased to receive an email from the Pakistani blog community I had written to, requesting their participation in an upcoming podcast about what people are writing
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bmtv59 Majority Rule

October 9, 2007
By bicyclemark
bmtv59 Majority Rule

In Federalist Paper Number 10, James Madison warned of the dangers posed by majority rule or small groups of people being able to control a nation. On today's internet we are once agai
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