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The Walking Cane and the Mantle
Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. — James Baldwin The Film That Stirred the Ashes It came quietly, like a whisper from the margins. A DVD in the mail—When Did I See You Hungry? by Gerard Thomas Straub, narrated by Martin Sheen. A gift from a […]
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Samantha Power, Ebola, and Obama’s Scramble for Africa
It is crucial to re-examine Samantha Power’s actions and decision-making during the Ebola epidemic in relation to the broader historical context of President Barack Obama and AFRICOM (Africa Command)’s covert Scramble for Africa. AFRICOM is the brainchild of Dick Cheney who, after his energy task force identified African oil as ripe for the picking, conspired […]