A Wound in the Heart of Africa
Posted last year, at the start of April
Not enough people know what’s happening here. The people, the animals, the Earth — they’re all dying and have been for a decade.
Articles in the “politics” category
The president’s new helicopters
Posted last year, mid-February
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 last year, mid-February
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.
Zimbabwe Opposition to Join Government
Posted last year, at the end of January
After months of resisting, the MDC will join Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF government.
Obama’s official portrait released
Posted last year, mid-January
It is the first time that an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera.
