The Terminator in Tanzania
I’m working at the moment with the stellar Jake Naughton of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting; we’re zig-zagging Africa for this project. Jake…
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Do conflict minerals need Christmas?
Judging from my google alerts, the Christmas hook was what the conflict mineral campaign really needed to take off. If I open another story…
Read MoreObama names Director of War Atrocities, croons to advocates, “Baby, it’s not how it sounds, I swear!”
It’s a mini-round up of the two most recent things I’ve read: One, Obama now has a war atrocities czar — formally known as…
Read MoreICC warrant for Bashir strengthens global justice, do-good fundraising
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan. After the usual politicking in the halls…
Read MoreFrom the Department of “You’re Not Allowed To Be So Cynical”
I enjoy glibness, a little bit too much, and nothing gets me more interested in a conversation that well-deployed sarcasm. So it’s easy–sometimes a…
Read MoreAnd next in the long list of Things That Won’t Help
You’ll forgive the cynicism, I’m sure–or maybe not, which is also legitimate–but here is a quick highlight of things in my inbox: Writers in…
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