Human Development & Dictatorships: Cuban Healthcare and Other Myths
For decades, the Communist regime in Cuba has sold an image of a nation with high human development, boosted by its alleged world class healthcare system and education. However, reality tells a story ...
20 Touko 202247min
#EndSARS: The Cry of Nigeria, DJ Switch
Recorded at the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum, DJ Switch recounts in this episode how she survived the October 20, 2020 #LekkiMassacre in Lagos State, Nigeria. This tragedy was the worst case of violence to...
13 Touko 202215min
The Human Cost of Internet Shutdowns
Over the last decade, the frequency, severity, and duration of government-imposed internet shutdowns has been fast accelerating. Used to quash dissent and stifle democratic participation, shutdowns ar...
6 Touko 202235min
More Than Just a Game: Gaming and Activism
The gaming industry has taken the world by storm since the 1970s. Technological advancements over the past several decades have allowed PC, mobile, and console games to incorporate new designs and new...
29 Huhti 202248min
The Aesthetics Of Dictatorship
Dictatorships frequently use art and culture as propaganda to create cults of personality and maintain legitimacy. The totalitarian aesthetic is familiar to many of us from films and documentaries of ...
22 Huhti 20221h 3min
Freedom Confined, Leopoldo López
Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan opposition leader and democracy activist, talks about his experience in prison, the abuses he suffered while being detained, and his hopes for democracy in Venezuela and a...
15 Huhti 202219min
Sanctions, Oligarchs, and the War in Ukraine
"One month ago, Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin’s army has mercilessly targeted civilian areas, including apartment blocs, hospitals, and civilian shelters. The war cri...
8 Huhti 202257min
Understanding Putin's War
On February 24th, Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Heavy artillery, missile strikes, and bombs have targeted civilian areas, destroying housing, hospitals, and orphanages. Man...
1 Huhti 202253min
