Ger, 2005-6
A major part of our annual New Year’s party is a large-scale construction project. The past three years, we’ve been building Mongolian-inspired gers, circular, portable… Read More »Ger, 2005-6
Four stories from around the continent…
Two days without opening my laptop – now that’s a vacation. Logging on again today, four Africa stories that caught my eye: – “Ghana’s Uneasy… Read More »Four stories from around the continent…
The Economist on “comparative poverty”
The current edition of the Economist has an interesting “special report” on “the poor” that draws some comparisons between rural Kentucky and urban Democratic Republic… Read More »The Economist on “comparative poverty”
Short day, short posts
It’s the shortest day of the year and I’m feeling very short on time as I try to wrap up projects that absolutely, positively have… Read More »Short day, short posts
419, Chicken and Cambodian textiles – or “Fair Trade is Hard”
Christian Science Monitor has two excellent West Africa stories today. One comes from my friend Abe McLaughlin in Nigeria, where he talks to some of… Read More »419, Chicken and Cambodian textiles – or “Fair Trade is Hard”
Learning to Count
President Bush’s statement acknowledging 30,000 civilian casualties in the war in Iraq has been, predictably, getting a great deal of play in the blogosphere today.… Read More »Learning to Count