Deja vu about genocide. Or, why it’s okay to sleep with a racist
Yesterday, Assistant Secretary of State Philip Crowley and the press had a little battle. Some of it might sound familiar: [CROWLEY]:…”On that second point,…
Read MoreElsewhere
Oh, what a small, interconnected world
The wonderful Glenna Gordon was doing her internet thing in Monrovia today, when a man named Lincoln came over and introduced himself. He had…
Read MoreSo many invitations to make millions, so little time
I don’t know what website I recently put my email address into, but now I’m getting an email a day from Festac Town. Of…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreAnd 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 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 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…
Read MorePoorism vs. Tourism: A photographer's take
Hop over to Scarlett Lion’s blog and read today’s Context Africa piece, about photographer Samantha Reinders. She’s been photographing Township Tourism in South Africa…
Read MoreWant to see Africa as you never have?
Check out the photos of Paul Sika, who takes the visual tropes of Africa and electrifies them. He tells you how and why he…
Read More