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"The Internet Perceives Censorship as Damage and Routes Around It"
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Way back in 1993 the Internet had a trifling 20 million users and the Web was little more than a twinkle in the NCSA's eye. At the time John Gilmore, cyber-utopian par excellence, was…
Read MorePushing the Envelope with Envelopes. And Excel.
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I'm on the ground in Liberia working on a parliamentary modernization program with the national legislature. NDI does a lot of this work with the idea that a more effective, responsive and competent democratic government is a heck of a lot better…
Read MoreWhat Happens when Eighty Million Egyptians Disappear?
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UPDATE: It's hard not to speculate on the political implications as events unfold. Protestors are defying curfew, police are using violent and aggressive tactics in the street, soldiers are being greeted with…
Read MoreThe Dictator's Dilemma
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North Africa is in chaos. Following on the heels of Tunisia's revolution, Egyptian citizens have taken to the streets in a massive show of anger and frustration with President Mubarak's…
Read MoreTech vs. the Many Tools of Control
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Belarus' people went to the polls December 19. It didn't go well, as Alexander Lukashenko's implausible 80% victory added to a string of…
Read MoreWhat's Happening in Tunisia?
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On December 17th, a 26 year-old unemployed university graduate named Mohamed Bouazizi drenched himself in petrol and set himself on fire in the central…
Read MorePolitical Parties: Proven Tool for Political Change
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One set of institutions that are particularly well suited to channeling civic desire for change into positive political action but are often overlooked in international circles are political parties. Relatively little attention is paid to the…
Read MoreBut I've Been Nice!: The Truth Behind Santa's Shocking Lack of Accountability
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We are staunch advocates of accountability over here at NDItech. And in the 25+ years our organization has worked in more than 110 countries around the world, the one thing we've found in common? Children everywhere can be both naughty…
Read MoreCan a Radio Station Govern a Country?
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My friend Hannah Bowen has a great post up at the World Bank's…
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