Where are we going now?
VIEWS: Is globalisation an evil that should now be fought? No, it’s more nuanced. We who have an international orientation look with fear at how international cooperation is now weakening with the pandemic.
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The painful destiny of the Tamils
CONFLICT: The never before told story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil women fiercely fighting for their sovereignty.
The coming technological decade
EDITORIAL: Will increased control or monitoring in this decade eventually leave more to algorithms that carry out actions based on so-called “actionable intelligence”?
Docs and de-powering
FESTIVALS: Can documentaries be a part of de-powering – «destitution» – most needed in today’s power-driven societies?
Big little secrets
CONTROL: In his memoir, Edward Snowden reveals how he helped build the mass surveillance system and what his motivations were to bring it down
Is it a crime to save lives?
Acting in the name of human rights has become a criminal act in France.
An unscrupulous empire about to fall
In his new book, Alfred W. McCoy collects his multiple analyses of the US as an empire, and describes how violence practiced in the periphery will accompany you all the way home.
Destroying the Towers as a gift for the NSA
On overwhelming US State corruption and a worldwide attack on democracy.
CRISTINA ARCHETTI: “Less Surveillance, More Humanity”
Why is monitoring presented as the solution to the terror threat?
Who’s afraid of the deep, dark web?
A documentary which explore the dangerous, bizarre and hair-raising world of the anonymous Internet.
An internal weapons race
An interactive installation and the US police force form the basis for two documentaries at the Bergen International Film Festival. Both focus on the ever-expanding weapons industry.
Critique 2: Knowledge and Power
Laura Poitras’ Oscar-winning documentary offers a unique insight into Edward Snowdens historic whistle-blowing.