5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday (or on occasion, on Saturday) ...
Connection between Sudan and NYT’s ‘Obama’s Passion’ Piece
Professor Drew Westen, a professor of psychology and the author of The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation, wrote an opinion piece in the NYT’s Sunday Review last weekend that struck a chord. Broadly, Westen’s commentary looks at how the president’s non-confrontational approach to domestic issues has left people on both sides of the political spectrum feeling like he doesn’t advocate for them. Is it mainly a communications issue, or an inability to take sides? Eric Cohen of Investors Against Genocide, a partner in Sudan Now, sent around an email with an interesting ...
Q&A: Somalia Expert Ken Menkhaus on the Famine
Enough spoke with eminent Somalia expert and political science professor Ken Menkhaus about what’s behind the famine sweeping East Africa and lessons that we should take away from the crisis. The post was included in the 48 Hours of Action blogathon hosted by DailyKos to raise funds for famine relief ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday (or on occasion, on Saturday) ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
South Sudan: If Only Independence Marked The End Of Its Woes
“I’ve got 99 problems but Bashir ain’t one” is emblazoned on t-shirts for sale in the capital of the brand-new country of South Sudan, which officially gained its independence from the North on Saturday. Even before Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom and Egypt in 1956, civil war had broken out between the North and South, where rebels rose up to protest the region’s marginalization. Decades and 2 million deaths later, the South is now independent. The weekend was jubilant — from midnight on Friday when crowds filled the streets waving South Sudan flags, through the official declaration ceremony ...
South Sudan Celebrates Independence with Pomp and Memories of Past
After a 56-year struggle, South Sudan has a country of its own. Thousands upon thousands of people gathered starting early this morning at the memorial for Dr. John Garang, the late rebel leader, where workers have been building and cleaning day and night to ready the dusty open space for the huge celebration. Flag-festooned Range Rovers and Mercedes delivered dozens of heads of states, including Kenya’s Mwai Kibaki, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, to the festivities. After hours of sitting in the blistering sun, the crowd seemed newly energized – erupting in cheers and chants of “Republic of ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday (or on occasion, on Saturday) ...
