Category Archives: Economy

Discard & Destroy: Walmart, H&M etc.

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Daniel Ihonvbere

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 Borders Bookstore, Capitalism, Coats, Compassion, Cop, Cotton Balls, Developing Countries, Discard and Destroy, Economic Times, Garments, Good Measure, Greed, H&M, Instep, Jordan Marsh, Macy's, Mary Jane, Patent Leather, Pillars, Poverty, Sam Goody, School Shoes, Trash Bags, Unused Merchandise, Wal Mart, Walmart, Warm Socks | Leave a comment

Foreign Aid and The Mirage Of Poverty Eradication

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

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 Adequate Shelter, Aid Effectiveness, Aid Pledges, American Economy, Bombardment, Democracy, Donor Countries, Environmental Sustainability, Eradication Of Poverty, Foreign Aid, Gender Equality, Global Income, Global Standards, Governmental Organizations, Graft, Military Industrial Complex, Military Weapons, Mutual Accountability, Population Accounts, Poverty Eradication, South Asia, State Of Siege, Sub Saharan Africa, World Population | Leave a comment

The Spectacle called Lindsey Graham

Posted on February 9, 2009 by kronos

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 Bill George, Billionaire, Billions Of Dollars, Bridge, Current, Expenditures, Farmers, Laughter, Lindsey Graham, National Television, Outrage, People, Republican President, Senate, Senator Graham, Shame, Showmanship, South Carolina, Spectacle, stimulus package, U.S Senate, White House | Leave a comment

Obama's Security Team

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Daniel Ihonvbere

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 Authoritarian Governments, Barack Obama, Biden, Common Thread, Dark Time, Dependence On Foreign Oil, Diplomatic Leverage, Economic Crisis, Economic Power, Economic Recovery Program, Economic Team, Fundamental Reality, Global Leadership, Innocent Civilians, Military Strength, National Security Challenges, National Security Team, Nuclear Weapons, Peril, President Elect | Leave a comment

Pimping D.L. Hughley

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Daniel Ihonvbere

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 Backlash, Bottom Line, Candidacy, Cnn, Cnn New, comedian, Comedians, Comedy Show, D L Hughley, Difficult Questions, Dry Jokes, Election Cycle, Gig, News Organization, Person Of Color, Pimping, President Of The United States, President Of The United States Of America, Presidential Candidate, Presidential Elections, Racist, Scrutiny, Shame, States Of America, Stereotype, Verge | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Economy

Discard & Destroy: Walmart, H&M etc.

Foreign Aid and The Mirage Of Poverty Eradication

The Spectacle called Lindsey Graham

Obama's Security Team

Pimping D.L. Hughley

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