The Global Moment

Adbusters #77 MAY/JUNE 2008

A NEW REVOLUTION

The US presidential elections may finally start the revolution the rest of the world has been waiting for.

AUSTRALIA’S TURNAROUND

After a decade of conservative rule, Australia's is redressing its past so the country can move forward.

TINO SEHGAL

By creating "staged situations" Tino Sehgal forces his audiences to confront art.

MEDIA BULLY

Leonard Asper is distorting Canada's national discourse.

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

Armed with potent drugs and technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers will fight America’s future wars.

Selected Articles (17)

Showing 17 articles from the print edition of Adbusters Magazine

Essay

Susan Sontag

When the life Sontag loved fell away and the death she feared took over, relaxation set into her body for the first time, a smile appeared on her lips and her brow unfurled.

4 comments Caroline E. Winter, 5 August 2008
Slideshow

East Meets West

In her iconic series, Chinese-born, German-raised artist Yang Liu uses simple pictograms depicting key cultural differences between East and West. China is represented by the red side and Germany by the blue.

9 comments Yang Liu, 29 July 2008
News

Meme War: Freedom Fighters Or Terrorists

What's in a name? The line between "terrorist" and "state terror" blurs with over 30,000 Kurds killed by the Turkish army.

14 comments Jenny Uechi, 25 July 2008
News

Capitalism Under Assault

The system is busted. That much is clear. Now many people are experimenting with alternatives. Roberto Mangabeira Unger has long been one of those on the cutting edge of fundamental reform. Finally he has the chance to change the course of history.

19 comments Dee Hon, 23 July 2008
News

The Economics of Happiness

A growing number of economists are bravely asking: What factors make people happy?

23 comments Tom Green, 18 July 2008
Essay

Facebook Suicide

The more Facebook infringes upon people's privacy, the more people need to kill their connection with the social-networking site.

34 comments Micah M. White, 4 June 2008
News

A Designer Moment

Why commercials can't spark change.

6 comments Sarah Nardi, 2 June 2008
News

An Evolving Sense of Beauty

After years of celebrating bone-thin models, the fashion industry is finally taking a stand against thinness.

17 comments Jenny Uechi, 28 May 2008
News

Media Bully

As the head of one of Canada's largest media companies, Canwest CEO Leonard Asper is bullying Canadians into submission.

6 comments Sean Condon, 26 May 2008
News

Mystery Meat

Not many people know where their steak comes from. But a look at how meat reaches your dinner plate might make you lose your appetite.

17 comments Paul Cooper, 21 May 2008
News

Street Art is Dead

Sometime in the autumn of 2006, an anonymous figure began to splash once sacred street art. Revolutionary creativity does not shock or entertain the bourgeoisie, read communiqués posted at the scene, it destroys them.

33 comments Sarah Nardi, 12 May 2008
News

Media Democracy on the March

The Federal Communications Commission is about to give Big Media a big gift. Media activists are trying to take it back.

7 comments Eric Klinenberg, 2 May 2008
News

Future Soldier

Armed with potent drugs and new technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers are getting ready to fight America’s future wars.

16 comments Clayton Dach, 28 April 2008
Essay

Our Electric Brain

The Blue Brain Project aims to solve the epic problem of consciousness. But will it let us catch consciousness in the act?

14 comments Clayton Dach, 25 April 2008
Essay

Technoslave

It seems the more 'connected' we are, the more detached we become.

15 comments Eric Slate, 21 April 2008
Editorial

America's Revolution

The US presidential elections may finally spark the American revolution the rest of the world has been waiting for.

75 comments Micah M. White, 18 April 2008
Editorial

The Global Moment

Guardian columnist Martin Jacques on how the world's seismic changes are creating both great hope and danger.

25 comments Martin Jacques, 16 April 2008