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Transitioning from apartheid rule
Part 3 of a series on South Africa. What led the liberation forces to embrace negotiations? Can the negotiations process…
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Poverty and exploitation in South Africa today
Over two decades since the end of apartheid, conditions for workers and residents of rural areas have barely improved, while…
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What does the Lonmin Massacre tell us?
Many were shocked by the brutal massacre of 34 striking miners, carried out by a government led by led by…
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The legacy of Meles Zenawi: good for imperialism, bad for Ethiopia
Meles Zenawi, who died Aug. 20, led Ethiopia for the entire post-Cold War period. With his death, one of Africa’s…
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Ryan VP pick signals effort to smash what remains of social programs
The selection of Rep. Paul Ryan to round out the Republican ticket reconfirms what the Romney campaign represents: an effort…
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Mali on uncertain path
Mali’s teetering civilian government announced a new “national unity government” on July 30 in an attempt to hold on to…
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¿Qué hay detrás de Kony 2012?
Los objetivos de Kony 2012, ya sean sinceros o no, no tienen absolutamente ninguna posibilidad de ayudar al pueblo de…
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What’s behind Kony 2012?
The Kony 2012 Campaign suggests the U.S. military can be an agent for human rights, when in fact a U.S.…
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Honduras prison fire exposes nature of system
On Feb. 14 in Honduras, 358 inmates were killed in a massive fire in overcrowded Comayagua prison,exposing the callous disregard…
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Civil rights and the self-defense tradition
One element of Black history that tends to receive very little attention is the interplay in the movement between nonviolent…
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