The American dreams
One of my housemates wanders onto the porch this morning and says, “The first thing I thought when I woke up this morning is,…
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"I see your war crimes charge and raise you civilian protection…"
This is old-ish news, but it merits repeating: After five years of genocide, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is flirting with peace in Darfur. He…
Read MoreTurn to the left, turn to the Right: Get your Marxists right right right
Okay, people. I really don’t want to go here more than once. (And I haven’t, on the blog, but I have this conversation with…
Read MoreOn torture, from around the blogosphere
It is a topic of distraction, in part because of the news, and in part because of my most recent piece. Here’s an insightful…
Read MoreMaybe Bush won't get away with torture after all
Here’s a story from Salon today, suggesting that an Obama administration may investigate–and I wonder, prosecute?–Bush and his subordinates for their pursuit of harsh…
Read MoreRwanda-Germany update
I spoke with a friend in Kigali yesterday who told me that an estimated 7,500 people joined a march to protest Kabuye’s arrest. That’s…
Read MoreWhat makes torture torture?
That’s a question that has obsessed me since America began debating whether torturing people is “warranted” or not. The debate started a few years…
Read MoreThree new (ish) stories, from Africa and New York
Some more of my Sierra Leone reporting has finally seen the light of day. Here’s a story about a woman who runs a local…
Read MoreChange is everywhere…
Now that I’m writing about Africa from New York, I thought it time to change things up a little. Which is supposed to include…
Read MoreA look at the American heartland, from a West Virginian who can’t explain it
I keep getting asked–this is a paraphrase–“Why is West Virginia still so damn racist?” Media reports on the racism in the part of the…
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