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Salman Rushdie on Terrorism

Posted on September 12, 2022September 13, 2022 by

Salman Rushdie wrote this remarkable essay just days after 9/11 in 2001. I think of it often. Particularly this line: The fundamentalist believes that we believe in nothing. In his world-view, he has his absolute certainties, while we are sunk in sybaritic indulgences. To prove him wrong, we must first know that he is wrong….

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May the Fourth be With You: On Fan Culture and Real World Rebellion

Posted on May 5, 2017 by

My friend DJ posted to his Facebook wall this excellent summation of why fan culture matters in an our current era of aspiring autocrats and empires. I got his permission to repost it here. Remember, when you're rolling your eyes at all the people posting about "May the 4th be with you", think about what that actually…

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On January 18 Yehoodi.com is going dark to Fight Web Censorship!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I couldn't be more proud of my website I help administer Yehoodi.com than I am today.  Our team has taken the decision to join hundreds of other websites around the world — including Wikipedia , BoingBoing and Reddit — in shutting down our site on January 18 in protest of the PIPA / SOPA bills…

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Vote for Global Kids to win $1 million to help at-risk teens become global leaders!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

I'm excited to announce that Global Kids , a pioneering nonprofit that transforms the lives of thousands of urban teens into global leaders, is in the running for $1 million in the American Giving Awards sponsored by Chase.  If you think that all young people deserve a chance to express themselves on important global issues, serve their…

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Ten Years Ago on 9/11…

Posted on September 10, 2011September 11, 2018 by

Ten years ago, I was lying in bed with a cold. At the time, I was living in a group house in lower Manhattan in a closet sized room with barely space for a twin mattress and an iMac.  I had forgotten to turn off my radio alarm clock, which went off at 7:45am.  I…

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USIP Conference on Media & Peacebuilding on May 12: Watch the Webcast (updated)

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

 The nice folks at the US Institute of Peace send out the news that they are holding an all-day conference on "Seizing the Moment: Media & Peacebuilding" this Wednesday, May 12, at the Newseum in Washington DC. It looks like a fantastic event, which will consider "specific recommendations on ways to harness the power of media for…

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World Bank Launches “Urgent Evoke” Online Game to Inspire Youth to Social Action

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

EVOKE trailer (a new online game) from Alchemy on Vimeo. The World Bank, working with ARG master Jane McGonigal, have launched a new online game called "Urgent Evoke" that's geared toward getting young people — particularly African young people — to come up with creative solutions to the worst of the world's social ills. It…

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Why America’s youth need affordable broadband internet access

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

The FCC has created a website using IdeaScale to solicit ideas and opinions on the importance of broadband internet on education in America.  I just posted my own views entitled "All of America's Youth Deserve to Play a Part in the Digital Society." Here's a bit of what I wrote: I work at Global Kids,…

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Freestyle to “Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar

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