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Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...as an answer, but a question”. And questions are far often far more subversive than answers. Laibach’s Sound of Music concerts will take place in the Kim Won Gyun Music Conservatory and the Kum Song Music School in Pyongyang, North Korea on August 19 and 20. [The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough
Society, Politics & Law

The moderate authoritarians: Labour's soft middle gets tough

...anti-democratic. The exclusion of potential Labour voters also illustrates how politically reactionary “moderates” are becoming. As their ideas and credibility come under ever more pressure, they are turning to increasingly repressive measures to fight back. [The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?
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Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?

...do. In Ireland’s case, an industry has been built up from near nothing! However, indirect subsidies can accomplish much more, in both the financial and creative sense. They are better for the industry on a range of levels and should be utilised more. Charles Kenny was writing in 2013. This article originally appeared on AnimationAnomaly.com under a CC-BY-SA licence....
The Labour Party purges
Society, Politics & Law

The Labour Party purges

...for a party or group other than Labour, or opposed to Labour” is enough proof to have you expelled, then we had all better be careful about praising so much as the individual policies of another party. That could go for Liz Kendall’s supporters just as much as Jeremy Corbyn’s. This article is a personal viewpoint, and was originally published at OpenDemocracy....
Learning about sex, a shilling a time: Aristotle's Masterpiece
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Learning about sex, a shilling a time: Aristotle's Masterpiece

...male and female, who wanted to know about sex and making babies. Long after medical theories about reproduction and childbirth had changed, the book continued to promise readers access to hidden secrets and titillating details, a promise whose luster seems to have remained bright until almost yesterday. This article was originally published at the Public Domain Review...
Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India
Health, Sports & Psychology

Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India

...says Rahul. “He has fought his whole life against the system of corporatization of health,” Rahul adds. “Which is the only system that can help him extend his life a little longer. In some sense, for him, his principles were more important than life itself.” This article was originally published on PRI, and then on Global Voices Online under a CC-BY licence...
Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?
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Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?

...have been duped not only by what they have been sold but also by their own naivety. I also wonder how many of ALM’s members have told their children to be careful about what websites they sign up to or reveal on social media, as nothing is private on the web.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle
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Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle

...articles. As big data and dragnet surveillance increase the costs of identity, opting out becomes a viable alternative. What lies beyond is still uncertain, as the boundaries of the political implode to fuel a civil society whose weight existing democratic institutions cannot carry, without at least a sense of its ‘parametric’ dimensions. - Daniël de Zeeuw [A face...