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German Pirate Party website censored by schools for questioning marijuana laws
Germany’s Pirate Party has moved beyond its seemingly humorous origins to become a serious political force. Since last year, it has received over 7% of the vote in three different regional elections, enabling it to claim seats in the local parliaments. However, in Germany’s largest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, which is…
Grateful Dead’s John Perry Barlow: Hacktivism unites diverse ideologies
If there is a battle over the future shape of the internet – and society as a whole – then hacktivist groups such as Anonymous and Lulzsec, Wikileaks and the file-sharing site Megaupload.com are among the frontline battalions. While the individual incidents and clashes involving these groups may seem disparate…
Occupy movement spins off OccupyMARINES and Occupy Police
The Occupy Wall Street movement has recently expanded beyond merely occupying parks and other physical territory and is staking out a new realm of metaphorical occupations that includes both OccupyMARINES and Occupy Police. The inspiration for OccupyMARINES came when Marine Sergeant Shamar Thomas confronted police officers who were threatening to…
Pirate Party wins seats in local Berlin elections
When elections were held for the Berlin parliament on Sunday, the established parties generally showed relatively small gains or losses of a couple of percentage points compared to five years ago. The most significant gain was registered by the Green Party, which jumped by over four points to take 18%…
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