Posts Tagged ‘ netherlands ’

ctrp388 Journalism Under Attack in the Netherlands

ctrp388 Journalism Under Attack in the Netherlands

August 28, 2011

An investigative journalist in the Netherlands has exposed major security flaws in a major government project which promised safe and easy travel throughout the country. He has been reporting the results of his work to both the public and the government. The goal was to inform the public while...

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Dutch Municipal Elections Article

Dutch Municipal Elections Article

March 7, 2010

The following is an excerpt from a piece I wrote this past week for the Guardian CiF, to read the full text, click the link below: The media have recycled the same headlines following Dutch elections for about a decade now, and similar observations are regularly trumpeted in international newspapers....

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Coffeeshops, Drug Tourism, and Politics (podcast#316)

Coffeeshops, Drug Tourism, and Politics (podcast#316)

September 30, 2009

Two Dutch municipalities decided last year that all their coffeeshops must be closed down. While in other cities, like nearby Breda, city governments have no intention of going back to the days of street dealing in back alleys and dark corners.  Selçuk Akinci is a blogging-tweeting digital native, not...

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The Unfinished Drug Policy of the Netherlands (podcast#315)

The Unfinished Drug Policy of the Netherlands (podcast#315)

September 24, 2009

People around the world admire, hate, or giggle at what they think they know about drug policies in the Netherlands. But how much do they really know? To get beyond the tall tales and the half-baked explanation you'll get from enthusiasts on both sides of the drug issue, it...

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Longterm Social Crisis

Longterm Social Crisis

September 18, 2009

This week several mainstream headlines quoted "experts" who pointed to signs of economic recovery on the horizon.  I think they were referring to Europe, but if you search the news, you'll find other experts pointing out signs of the same for Japan and the United States. Of course after...

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