Category Archives: WikiLeaks

Beyond the 6th of November; The Rise of the Peer Progressive

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

As the 2012 US presidential election looms, the familiar red and blue fever spreads across television and computer screens like another World Series or Superbowl. This election is no different than any other, as the corporate two party duopoly propagates … Continue reading →

Posted in P2P, Peer Progressives, Ralph Nader, Rap News, Steven Johnson, Third Party, US Politics, WikiLeaks | 1 Comment

WikiLeaks and the Anarchistic Roots of Global Uprising

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

There has been increasing interest in anarchism, with people around the globe writing and talking about it. A whole new generation is beginning to discover anarchists from the past like Emma Goldman and Alexeyevich Kropotkin and a new documentary is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, Anonymous, Assange, Revolution, WikiLeaks | 5 Comments

WikiLeaks, Shattering the One-Way Mirror of Total Surveillance #TrapWire

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

On August 12, the London 2012 Olympic Games closed with performances by Britain’s biggest international stars to celebrate the achievements of the world’s great athletes. The month-long hype and fever of the Olympics that grabbed world attention was finally coming to … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks: Activist or Journalist? Pulling a Yes Men on Bill Keller

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

On Saturday evening, what appeared to be a New York Times op-ed piece by Bill Keller supporting WikiLeaks emerged on twitter. For WL supporters, this was too good to be true, as someone who had shown much animosity toward WikiLeaks … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Keller, Creative Activism, Journalism, NYT, The New York Times, The Yes Men, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

‘Terrorist’ by Association, Assange’s Lawyer on the Watch List?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Last Thursday, human rights and Julian Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson was held up on her flight from London to Sydney for security reasons. Over the years, journalists have been interrogated and detained at borders, often for purely political reasons. This … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Silence: Beyond the Doctrine of Nihilism

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This familiar philosophical question came to my mind in response to a friend’s challenge of my support for WikiLeaks and … Continue reading →

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Redefining Power; Revolution in the WikiLeaks Era

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

In mid-September, Occupy Wall Street began in downtown Manhattan. For over a century, Wall Street has represented wealth and political power. Now, the streets of the financial district that only months before gleamed with the facade of enduring capitalism were … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the Occupy Insurgency, The World’s First Internet Revolution #OWS

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

The 1980’s popularization of the computer and the birth of the Internet was a quantum shift in communication and an evolutionary step for human society. The Digital Revolution marked the latest stage of the information age. People in distant parts … Continue reading →

Posted in Anonymous, Democracy, OccupyWallStreet, Revolution, WikiLeaks | 16 Comments

The Effect of WikiLeaks in the Stadium of Democracy

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Americans love sports. They love watching football and baseball games. I live in the SF Bay Area and I depend on BART rail transit almost everywhere I go. Even though I have no interest in sports and don’t know much … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, US Politics, WikiLeaks | 1 Comment

Freedom of Speech in the Age of WikiLeaks

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

A whirlwind of change in the way people communicate is sweeping the world. The spread of social media, blogs and online alternative media is rapidly changing how people are informed about current events. More are turning away from newspapers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Freedom of Speech, Journalism, WikiLeaks | 13 Comments