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PanAm Podcast: Yael Ossowski Suggests Greater Political Autonomy Might Avert Catalonia Crisis
A recent podcast conducted with PanAm Post. This past weekend, the world watched as Mariano Rajoy‘s government deploy the national police to the Catalonia region in what proved to be a violent attempt to shut down an independence referendum regarding a political break with Spain. Journalist Yael Ossowski wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner…
Learning another language is the hardest but most fulfilling challenge you can try
The first time I was truly challenged by a language I couldn’t grasp or understand was when I landed in Vienna, Austria in early 2011. It was tough, but I thought I was up to the challenge. German? Conquerable! Born in Canada and growing up in North Carolina, we spoke French and English at home.…
The Innocents Abroad Episode 15: Disruption Function
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How do you build a successful independence movement?
By Yaël Ossowski In Scotland’s 2014 referendum, what I really learned is that a successful independence movement must be cultural and all-encompassing. A minority language helps. For many years, that’s what Québec had. But entrenched politicians (at the federal and provincial levels) began to change the terms of independence and what it would mean for…
We are all Catalonians now: Why the Spanish crisis matters for all nations
In scenes straight from a 1984-esque dystopian thriller, armed policemen from the Spanish Guardia Civil descended into the streets of the Catalonian region over the weekend to halt a planned referendum for independence. Clubs were whirled in the air, polling stations demolished, and voters shoved to the ground. At last count, more than 1,300 people…
Bitcoin is an Experiment About “The Payday” Not its Potential as Money
Bitcoin is an Experiment About “The Payday” Not its Potential as Money Republished on Live Trading News
The 3 Rules for Engaging Top Quality Volunteer Activists for your Cause
Photo from the “Defend Your Wallet” campaign in the Republic of Georgia (Source: Georgian Students For Liberty) By Yaël Ossowski | LinkedIn Medium For the better part of four years, I’ve worked with hundreds of volunteer activists across the world. An overwhelming majority of those I met, trained, and advocated alongside were not paid for the…
Bitcoin Has Become About The Payday, Not Its Potential
Bitcoin Has Become About The Payday, Not Its Potential Republished on The Mission
Bitcoin Has Become About The Payday, Not Its Potential
Bitcoin Has Become About The Payday, Not Its Potential Live now on HuffPost Canada.