Category Archives: Political Economy

What is Going On in Nigeria?

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Daniel Ihonvbere

What in the world is going on in Nigeria? It’s been one terrible news after the other. First, I received this really, really gruesome pictures of the utmost display of human brutality. Armed bandits stopped a bus full of travelers … Continue reading →

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The Party of "NO"?

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

It’s just over a year since President Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential elections. A full year, you would assume, for the Republican Party to lick its wounds, put country first and help the new president get the country up and running as it tries to recover from…the worst recession in many decades. Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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