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The Importance of Numbers

The power of the media lies in its reach; it’s a power derived from the belief that if a large number of people know about an issue, someone’s conscience (or shame) will force its way through the rubble of accountability and lead to action. Repeated questioning and efforts by the media to keep an issue […]

What’s in a name?

One consequence of a blogging related dicussion that I’ve recently been involved in, off the blog, is that I’m going to make a conscious effort to not make this space into just another echo chamber. Not that I wasn’t doing that earlier, but this has “reinforced my belief and strengthened my resolve”. Heh.Anyway-
We’ve all heard […]

How do you make an Iraqi shut up for life?

Hold a two minute silence for every terrorist (read American) bombing in Iraq.
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