History in real time
Posted 3 months ago
I absolutely love this: The Official White House photostream on Flickr.
Articles in the “politics” category
A Wound in the Heart of Africa
Posted 3 months ago
Not enough people know what’s happening here. The people, the animals, the Earth — they’re all dying and have been for a decade.
The president’s new helicopters
Posted 5 months ago
The Pentagon is building new helicopters for the office of the president. And they’re hugely expensive, even in “government dollars.”
Mugabe Foe Sworn In as Zimbabwe Prime Minister
Posted 5 months ago
Big-ish news out of Zim:
After months of violence, negotiation, pressure and reluctant compromise, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in on Wednesday as the prime minister of a government in which his nemesis, President Robert G. Mugabe, still dominates the repressive state security forces.
