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  1. "Corruption violates democracy intrinsically because its logic is one of exclusion" Mark E Warren. http://opendemocracy.net
  2. "There are two ways to lose oneself: by a walled segregation in the particular or by a dilution in the 'universal' "Aimé Césaire (1913-2008)
  3. KA Dilday on #michaeljackson: Why did he matter? http://is.gd/1eQga
  4. @Muzink We've had plenty on Iran! See http://bit.ly/IAPeC and http://bit.ly/ApUR8 and http://bit.ly/TKKMj to name a few
  5. Iran's epic conflict is part of a global pattern of revolution using state power to crush its children http://is.gd/1dcdj
  6. The stories told by Europe of its encounters with the Islamic world are driven by proxy politics http://is.gd/1dc9L
  7. Banksy in Bristol:The enigmatic urban artist Banksy's return to his home city is a triumph of liberating dissent http://is.gd/1dc1W
  8. Letter from the Motor City: Ross Perlin's photo-essay on the decay of Detroit http://is.gd/16nlO
  9. Farhang Jahanpour adds to our expert analysis of the protests sweeping Iran #IranElection http://is.gd/15qmd
  10. oD quote of the day: "I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself." - Shirin Ebadi #Iran
  11. Jan Egeland & Mariano Aguirre: The secret empire of violation that shadowed the "war on terror" must be held to account http://is.gd/15ckh
  12. oD - "Needed: More democracy!" 4th day of donor-drive campaign - $4,000 raised. Please help! Please re-tweet! http://tinyurl.com/mey4fz
  13. oD donor-drive for "Needed: More democracy" campaign. 3rd day, $3,000+ raised ... please donate: http://tinyurl.com/nd774k
  14. RT @amonck: @openDemocracy needs UK£25k - if u'r a fan, u can give here http://tr.im/oxYU
  15. "Children should get two things from their parents: roots and wings." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe http://tinyurl.com/d9pac
  16. Ebook readers and behavioural algorithms will kill publishers but books will thrive http://is.gd/12CkW
  17. The route to global climate-change action lies through creative and tough consensus-building http://is.gd/12CfY
  18. Binyamin Netanyahu is more concerned about appeasing his right-wing than engaging with Palestinians http://is.gd/12wnv
  19. What really happened in Iran’s popular vote? Ramin Jahanbegloo opens a series of reflections http://is.gd/12u02 #IranElection
  20. Mira Kamdar on climate change's challenge to India http://is.gd/12lUM