MODERN TIMES has the individual's freedom as a theme in a number of articles, through technology, control, monitoring, financial capital and other forms, limiting or promoting freedom. Our second main theme is Ecology/ solidarity.
It is the increasing commercialization and militarization of public space that is due to the fact that today's shopping centers and airports are increasingly similar to each other. The result is that you are led around like a dog in a leash between the shelves while all your movements are mapped.
The 9. October 2009, after a trial that allegedly lasted only a few hours, Nguyen Xuan Nghia was sentenced to six years imprisonment under Article 88 of Vietnam's Penal Code.
The awarding of the Freedom of Speech to Nguyen Xuan Nghia next Sunday is important for exile Vietnamese – and can also have a ripple effect in a Vietnam undergoing major cultural change.
The US is pushing its allies to prevent support for a nuclear weapons ban, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo. "They want to stifle the proposal at birth," says No to the Nuclear Weapons.