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Why getting the boot may not be so bad for Occupy

Posted on November 22, 2011

For all the hoopla surrounding the Occupy movement in its early days, the movement seems to be slowly fizzling out. Some encampments like OWS in Zucotti Park have been ordered to evacuate, on the grounds that freedom of expression doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Economist quotes G20 Research Group

Posted on November 3, 2011

It’s hard not to brag when your compliance research on G20 commitments gets quoted on the Economist. Just in case anyone’s interested, I traced the UK, US and France’s commitment to move towards market-determined exchange rates. The full report can … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming Democracy

Posted on October 21, 2011

The participants of the ‘Occupy’ movement are a motley crew of diverse peoples that spans continents, unified by a visceral sense of injustice and anger at the current state of politics. This transnational protest – from Wall Street in the … Continue reading →

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Opinion: Assange’s Petty Revenge on Journalism

Posted on October 8, 2011

  As an aspiring journalist, I’d be remiss if I didn’t address Julian Assange’s outrageous charges in my previous post, where he denounces journalists as “war criminals”, to the surprisingly approving applause of his audience. According to Assange, wars are … Continue reading →

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Julian Assange: Journalists are war criminals (video)

Posted on October 8, 2011

London, United Kingdon – Wikileaks founder Julian Assange made a rare public appearance today at Trafalgar Square to decry war and accused journalists of propagating lies that lead to it. The event was an anti-war assembly commemorating the ten year … Continue reading →

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