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Street Art is Dead

Tue, 2008/05/13 - 9:46am
Sometime in the autumn of 2006, an anonymous figure began to splash once sacred street art. Revolutionary creativity does not shock or entertain the bourgeoisie, read communiqués posted at the scene, it destroys them. 

Media Democracy on the March

Sat, 2008/05/03 - 4:48am
The Federal Communications Commission is about to give Big Media a big gift. Media activists are trying to take it back.

Future Soldier

Tue, 2008/04/29 - 4:26am
Armed with potent drugs and new technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers are getting ready to fight America’s future wars.

Our Electric Brain

Sat, 2008/04/26 - 3:51am
The Blue Brain Project aims to solve the epic problem of consciousness. But will it let us catch consciousness in the act?

Liquid Love

Thu, 2008/04/24 - 4:45am
Virtual addiction is beginning to have a corrosive effect on our real-life communities.

Technoslave

Tue, 2008/04/22 - 5:19am
Trapped by our cell phones, email and iPods, we need to clear our minds from the clutter and stop being technoslaves.

America's Revolution

Sat, 2008/04/19 - 5:31am
The US presidential elections may finally spark the American revolution the rest of the world has been waiting for.

The Global Moment

Thu, 2008/04/17 - 3:55am
Guardian columnist Martin Jacques on how the world's seismic changes are creating both great hope and danger.

The Global Moment

Wed, 2008/04/16 - 8:24am

A NEW REVOLUTION – The US presidential elections may finally start the revolution the rest of the world has been waiting for.

AUSTRALIA’S TURNAROUND – After a decade of conservative rule, Australia's is redressing its past so the country can move forward.

TINO SEHGAL – By creating "staged situations" Tino Sehgal forces his audiences to confront art.

MEDIA BULLY – Leonard Asper is distorting Canada's national discourse.

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE – Armed with potent drugs and technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers will fight America’s future wars.

Caracas

Tue, 2008/04/08 - 5:10am
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is lifting the Caracas barrios out of poverty and giving the slums a new kind of meaning.

Waiting for D-Day

Tue, 2008/04/01 - 3:31am
Mary and Dave are getting divorced after 25 years of marriage. My question is, what's the rush? Why did they wait 25 years?

Witness

Sat, 2008/03/29 - 4:42am
Whether it's the stills of Khmer Rouge victims or the portraits of dead American soldiers, we need to witness both sides of death to understand what war has wrought.

The Rebranding of Billy Bailey

Fri, 2008/03/28 - 4:25am
Billy had paged his agent on the way home from school. He was suspended indefinitely, pending a parent-teacher meeting, but that wasn’t what bothered Billy. He was worried about his brand-identity.

Cockroach Herding

Tue, 2008/03/25 - 3:20am
When marketers convince us to follow their trends, the difference between humans and insects gets a little blurrier.

Banksy Bombs

Thu, 2008/03/20 - 7:07am
When street artist Banky's pictures appeared on the West Bank "partition wall," they drew the world's attention to the barrier in ways that protest and op-ed pieces could not.

Bare Bones

Mon, 2008/03/17 - 9:05am
We've been sucked into a disgusting cycle: we pile on the pounds, chase them away on the treadmill, and then celebrate with junk food. Where is our balance?  

The Pain of Others

Thu, 2008/03/13 - 4:43am
Being homeless already means living in brutal poverty. Increasingly, it also means brutal violence.

New Wave Coffee

Fri, 2008/03/07 - 6:00pm
After years of destructive dominance, Starbucks is getting its butt kicked by indy coffee shops.

The Slow Lane

Thu, 2008/03/06 - 5:24am
Quick: slow down. Try to disengage from the world and do absolutely nothing, just for a second. Difficult, isn't it?

The Media's New Aesthetic

Tue, 2008/03/04 - 4:58am
More and more people are stepping up to join the ongoing battle against a media system that has left civil society out in the cold and in the dark. It’s a battle that Adbusters pledges to continue.