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Books: Hamid Dabashi- Newt Gingrich: The Invented Political Gnome
Blog Post, May, 16 2012
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The Republican politician has yet to show initiatives that are his own, not those of his donors.
Books: Books: US tribe sues beer makers for $500m over alcohol abuse
Blog Post, February, 10 2012
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An American-Indian tribe in South Dakota has sued some of the world's biggest beer firms over severe alcohol-related issues in the community.
Books: Paul French talks to Channel 4 about Kim Jong-il's death
Blog Post, December, 20 2011
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Residents of North Korea are mourning the death of their "dear leader", Kim Jong-il, after the 69-year-old suffered a heart attack on a train at the weekend.
Books: Liberia: The Unrealistic and Insatiable CDC Demands
Blog Post, December, 20 2011
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The political dialogue which ensued between the ruling Unity Party or UP and Congress for Democratic Change or CDC has reportedly ended in deadlock.
Books: Kim Jong-Il passes away from 'mental and physical over-work'
Blog Post, December, 19 2011
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According to KCNA (Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's State news agency) their former 'Great Leader' has died from physical and mental hardship, whilst on a train, travelling to a field guidance tour. He officially passed away on Friday eve...
Books: Vaclav Havel was both a political and an intellectual hero
Blog Post, December, 19 2011
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Vaclav Havel was both a political and an intellectual hero. You couldn't say that of our politicians.
Books: Kim Jong-Il passes away from 'mental and physical over-work'
Blog Post, December, 19 2011
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According to KCNA (Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's State news agency) their former 'Great Leader' has died from physical and mental hardship, whilst on a train, travelling to a field guidance tour. He officially passed away on Friday eve...
Books: It's time for economic theory to evolve: CNN Money
Blog Post, December, 19 2011
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FORTUNE -- I graduated with a degree in economics from Princeton University; looking back at old textbooks and syllabi, and listening to former professors debate current economic issues, I can't help but feel like I "dropped a hundred and fifty gr...
Books: Unknown woman beaten by Egypt's military
Blog Post, December, 19 2011
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Image of unknown woman beaten by Egypt's military echoes around world. The arrest and brutal treatment of this young woman reminds us that the revolution is far from over
Books: Congo's top court declares Kabila president
Blog Post, December, 19 2011
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Democratic Republic of Congo's Supreme Court has confirmed Joseph Kabila as the winner of a disputed November 28 presidential election, rejecting demands by the opposition for the vote to be annulled over fraud allegations.
Books: Houses to fall 10% next year? Tell him he's dreaming
Blog Post, December, 19 2011
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EXPERTS are lining up to contradict the extremist property analyst Steve Keen's prediction that the nation faces a drop of up to 10 per cent in house prices in 2012, with most forecasting moderate growth.
Books: DR Congo election: Vital Kamerhe anger at Supreme Court
Blog Post, December, 16 2011
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Vital Kamerhe photographed on 12 December 2011Opposition lawyers in the Democratic Republic of Congo challenging the presidential election results says the Supreme Court is a "parody of justice"
Books: Varoufakis: NEVER BAILED OUT- Europe’s ants and grasshoppers revisited
Blog Post, December, 16 2011
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A new take on Aesop’s tale, tailor-made for our ‘European Moment in History’, at a time when Europe’s collapse is being guaranteed by the dominance of the wrong narrative. What follows is an attempt at an alternative take; one that is more in tune...
Books: Relocation failures in Sri Lanka By Robert Muggah
Blog Post, December, 16 2011
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The tragic consequence of internal displacement in Sri Lanka and the failure of the government to address the situation will most likely be renewed instability.
Books: The Plight of Sri Lanka's Internally Displaced by Robert Muggah
Blog Post, December, 16 2011
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The Sri Lankan government is actively undermining efforts to address a growing humanitarian crisis.
Books: In her first year, Brazil President Dilma Rousseff cleans house
Blog Post, December, 16 2011
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When Brazilian Labor Minister Carlos Lupi was scrambling to save his job after being accused of corruption last month, he was defiant at first, saying that “only a bullet” would force him from office.
Books: Congo President Nears Election Win
Blog Post, December, 09 2011
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With 90% of ballots counted, Mr. Kabila had 48% of the vote, while his closest challenger, opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, had 34%, Congo's independent election commission said, with full results expected on Friday.
Books: GLOBAL ECONOMY: Don't blame the millionaires
Blog Post, December, 09 2011
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A Wall Street insider in the credit default swap market tells the BBC that there is more than $200 trillion in debt saturating the global economy.
Books: Zimbabwe's government under fire for award of overseas business contracts
Blog Post, December, 09 2011
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Tendai BitiZimbabwe's government has caused anger by awarding contracts worth more than half a billion dollars to foreign companies, most of them Chinese, according to reports.
Books: Mary Harper: Somalia's al-Shabab launches 'Twitter war'
Blog Post, December, 09 2011
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Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab has launched an account on the micro-blogging site Twitter
