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Smiley-faced monopolists: how Google, Facebook and Amazon won the world

Does it matter that these titans are so successful? Vanessa Baird examines what their domination means for all of us.

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Can search engine rankings swing elections?

Research psychologist Robert Epstein on how the new technologies invisibly shape public opinion – and what we must do about it.

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No, Mr Zuckerberg: India's fight for freedom against Facebook

Few can resist the tech titans. Prabir Purkayastha tells the story of Indians who went into battle against Facebook, for freedom – and won.

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Helping in two clicks: how digital technology is making INGOs irrelevant

Why bother with aid agencies? To ‘do good’ all you need is a phone and Google Maps. Amy Hall takes a closer look at the rising trend in ‘direct giving’.

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Beating the digital titans

You can take action at a practical and technological level – and a political one.

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Country profile: The Bahamas

Kelsi Farrington on the truth behind the holiday-brochure images.

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Franco's ghosts

The dictator’s victims are still waiting to see their torturers on trial – and time is running out. By Mira Galanova.

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'I will never give up my land'

Roxana Olivera talks to Goldman Environment Prize winner Máxima Acuña.

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Malaysia’s slide from pseudo-democracy toward authoritarianism

The story is a complex web of deceit, connecting the ruling elite, royalty, investment banks and offshore tax havens. Nithin Coca reports.

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What's not for sale in branded America?

Mark Engler bemoans the corporate colonization of public space.

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Open Window July 2016

This month's guest cartoonist is Payam Boromand from Iran.

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Mixed Media: Books

Our pick of the recent releases.

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Mixed Media: Music

Louise Gray's pick of the latest releases.

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