The unintended consequences of American torture
This week, I’ve been reading The Translator by Daoud Hari. Hari spent a few years fixing and translating for Western journalists covering the conflict…
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And in Kenya, an alternative to the Gospel of Greed
African journalist extraordinaire Michaela Wrong just released her new book, “It’s Our Turn to Eat,” about anti-corruption crusader John Githongo. He spent his life…
Read MoreEver wanted to tell Tim Geithner a joke? Now's your chance
This job ad was sent my way today, and it’s amazing. From the Department of the Treasury. (Yep. That’s right.) The purpose of this…
Read MoreHow do you get from a dusty refugee camp to Atlanta, anyway?
This year, the Christian Science Monitor has been following Bill Clinton Hadam and his family, as LBC–“Little Bill Clinton,” as the series and the…
Read MoreNew plan for fixing Congo (speaks only French)
The International Crisis Group just released a report recommending a new plan for dealing with the FDLR in Congo. It sounds a little like…
Read MoreOf warlords, Judaism, and cell phone porn
Glenna Gordon has an impressive exclusive in Foreign Policy today, an interview with Liberian warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson. One of my favorite parts of the…
Read MoreOne Republican's take on Sarah Palin's weirdest line
I asked a Republican friend about the Sarah Palin resignation speech, which has left everyone going, “Huh?” There are a lot of single lines…
Read MoreIs Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf a war criminal?
The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission doesn’t quite say yes…but it does say that perhaps the much-lauded president of the new Liberia has more…
Read MoreKinshasa's Symphony Orchestra
I was so excited to see this today on Wronging Rights, who got it via Congo Resources. There was a really nice guy who…
Read MoreCheck your press freedoms at the (US) border
John Dinges, a Columbia University journalism school professor and a veteran of Latin America (saving you the string of awards he’s won), headed back…
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