No easy answers: why left-wing economics is not the answer to right-wing populism
On November 20, less than two weeks after Donald Trump’s upset win, Bernie Sanders strode onto a stage at Boston’s Berklee Performance Center to give the sold-out audience his thoughts on what had gone so disastrously wrong for the Democratic Party. Sanders had a simple answer.
ಒಮ್ಮುಖ ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕತೆಯ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನಾಧಾರಿತ ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ
ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಆಡಳಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದಂದಿನಿಂದ ಇಂದಿನ ತನಕವೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳ ಘೋಷಣೆಯೂ ಒಂ
Of elite citizen groups and their campaign of convenience
Politicians behave like politicians. That’s a given. Most of them talk rubbish and act foolish most of the time, and come to their senses only when there is an opportunity to grab a few extra votes.
Un-Holi and Un-safe in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
I was born in Lucknow and grew up in Bareilly and so, there is no doubt about my perfect UP roots. I did choose to leave UP, as I had enough of eve-teasing and living in the constant fear of my safety.
Why Open Data Is Good for China
(This op-ed was originally published on Global Policy, Mar 2017. The team at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) offered a lot of help from shaping the structure to editing the language. Special thanks to Joel, Mirko and Maddie.)
The Whatsapp-inspired, Facebook-investor funded app tackling India’s doctor shortage
A problem beyond India’s low doctor-to-patient ratio is the distribution of those doctors. Most, particularly specialists, congregate in bigger cities and get seen by patients in the surrounding areas.
Nomie – How I Track Everything in My Life
Nomie is a simple and usable tracker. What makes it better is it doesn’t have artificial restrictions, doesn’t lock you down, its private, customizable and has great API support if you are a DIY kind of Quantified Self practitioner. But none of these matter if the app is not usable or useful.
Community Created Free and Open Maps of India
Since the beginning of Data{Meet} maps have been hottest discussion subjects. Data{Meet} community has contributed to various maps over the years. But Data{Meet} is a small part of much bigger mapping community in India.
Community Created Free and Open Maps of India
Since the beginning of Data{Meet} maps have been hottest discussion subjects. Data{Meet} community has contributed to various maps over the years. But Data{Meet} is a small part of much bigger mapping community in India.
A note from the editors: We’re pleased to share an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Jason Santa Maria’s new book, On Web Typography, available now from A Book Apart. I want you to think about what you’re doing right now. I mean really think about it.
