A New Iphone App Makes it Easy to Protest
Do you ever drive over a pothole and wish it would get fixed, ever feel particularly angry about a recent new tax, and want to let your government officials know how you feel? Now you have that opportunity . The Prometheus Institute has spent the last year working to develop a new application for Iphones [...]
President Obama’s June 4th Speech to the Muslim World
Recently, the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) and the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) sent an open letter to President Barak Obama regarding the new administration’s policies towards the Arab and Muslim world. The open letter was designed to encourage the administration to take a new approach towards human rights [...]
Protests in Moldova
Many of you have no doubt read of the protests taking place in Moldova following the recent election, in which the Communist Party won the majority. Young people, organized via several online social networking websites, took to the streets last week in protest of the election results, which they claim were falsified. The Institute for [...]
Transition Institute – New Independent Think Tank in Beijing
Atlas is pleased to learn about a new free market think tank in China, the Transition Institute. The mission of this institute is “To strive to be the best independent think tank in China, to help China´s transformation into a country characterized by liberal democracy, free markets and civil society. Founded in March 2007, with [...]
Making a Case for Democracy in Malaysia
Atlas is happy to highlight two recent efforts by Malasia Think Tank London to promote democracy and the rule of law. 1.This past Sunday, Malaysia Think Tank London held a seminar on the Rule of Law, moderated by Abidin Muhriz, Director of the think tank and Head of the Project to Advance Democratic Institutions. Recognizing [...]
