Category Archives: Economy

Discard & Destroy: Walmart, H&M etc.

This week, it was revealed that retail giant Walmart and H&M took capitalist greed  to a new level by slashing and burning what they could not sell. For these pillars of capitalism, instead of taking unsold items to sample sales … Continue reading

Posted in Civil Society, Economy, Law and Ethics, Poverty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Foreign Aid and The Mirage Of Poverty Eradication

The reality of aid… is that it continues to fail to promote human development for the eradication of poverty based on the core values of human rights, democracy, gender equality and environmental sustainability. This is despite the appearance of progress … Continue reading

Posted in Civil Society, Economy, Education, Foreign Policy, History, Law and Ethics, Political Economy, Poverty, Underdevelopment, World Affairs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Spectacle called Lindsey Graham

Some people have absolutely no shame. Take the senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, for example. I could not help but double up in raucus laughter the other day when I saw him on television yelling “look at this bill!, … Continue reading

Posted in Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Constitutionalism, Economy, Political Economy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Obama's Security Team

As was widely rumored, President-Elect Barack Obama unveiled his National Security Team today. Here’s the announcement as released: Good morning. Last week, we announced our economic team, which is working as we speak to craft an Economic Recovery Program to … Continue reading

Posted in Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Economy, North America, Policy, Politics, World Affairs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pimping D.L. Hughley

A little over a week before the U.S. presidential elections, CNN, the cable new network, decided to start airing a “comedy show” hosted by the Black comedian D.L. Hughley. On the face of it, it does not look like much, … Continue reading

Posted in Civil Society, Economy, History, Law and Ethics, Policy, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment