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Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Ethics of Human Rights (25): Free Organ Trade and the Commodification of the Body
(source) The case for allowing free organ trade seems a no-brainer. Many countries, including the U.S., now forbid the sale and purchase of most organs, and, as a consequence, sick people die because of organ shortages, and poor people stay … Continue reading
Posted in equality, ethics of human rights, globalization, health, justice, law, poverty, trade
Tagged autonomy, body, body politics, china, commodification, dehumanization, donor, free market, free trade, organ harvesting, organ trade, self-determination
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Political Graffiti (75): Make Poverty History
(source) More on Make Poverty History. More on Julian Beever. More political graffiti.
Posted in political graffiti, poverty
Tagged make poverty history, political graffiti, political street art, politics, poverty, street art, urban art
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Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (66): Political Riot and the Twister Game
(source) More on political riots here and here. More on the game here. More political jokes here.
Posted in comedy, political jokes and funny quotes
Tagged civil unrest, game, joke, politics, riot, twister
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Statistical Jokes (5): The Importance of Good Survey Questions
(source) More seriously, good survey questions are crucial, and bad questions can completely ruin a survey and mislead the users of the survey data. Read here. More statistical jokes are here.
Posted in comedy, statistical jokes, statistics
Tagged framing questions, humor, joke, survey
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The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (16): Privacy at Work
If the workers at Japan’s Keihin Electric Express Railway Company seem unnaturally cheerful for drizzly autumn mornings, it is because they are being watched. The firm has installed cameras with special scanners at 15 of its stations to measure employees’ … Continue reading
Election Protests in Iran
Six months ago, the people of Iran started their protests against the election results and the election fraud by the authoritarian regime. You can read more about the so-called Twitter-revolution here, and view some photographs of the events here. If … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, freedom, photography and journalism
Tagged elections, internet, internet filtering, iran, islam, neda, politics, protest, repression, twitter revolution
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Limiting Free Speech (38): Cheering on a Criminal
(source) Can bystanders who cheer on a criminal invoke their right to free speech, or can the government prosecute them and hence limit their right to free speech? An infamous example is public rape, a particularly horrendous crime in which … Continue reading
Posted in law, limiting free speech
Tagged abetting, bystanders, crime, first amendment, free speech, freedom of expression, incitement to violence, public rape, rape, violence
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Human Rights Maps (72): “Don’t Play With Your Food!”
(source, source) More on famine. More on the right to food. More human rights maps.
Posted in aid, health, human rights maps, poverty
Tagged apple globe, famine, food, human rights maps, hunger, malnutrition, maps, right to food, starvation
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Political Graffiti (74): Kill Peace
(couldn’t find the name of the artist) More on war and peace. More political graffiti here.
