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Category Archives: Current Affairs
Juárez plan: what next?
A threshold was broken.
Also posted in Feature, crime, north america Tagged drugs, felipe calderón, juárez, mexico, patrick corcoran, war on drugs Leave a comment
Joe Stack: who will take right-wing terrorism seriously?
Stack’s own daughter has portrayed him as hero.
Also posted in north america, politics, terrorism Tagged IRS, joe stack, scott roeder, u.s. 14 Comments
Re-branding Nigeria: when enough is enough
Nigerians became prisoners in their own country with an ‘incommunicado status.'
Also posted in Society, africa, politics Tagged belinda otas, nigeria, umaru farouk abdulmutallah, umaru yar’adua 3 Comments
Vancouver Games & gender: Lindsay Vonn to Johnny Weir
Women are as guilty as anyone else when it comes to not supporting women's sports.
Also posted in sports, women Tagged frank deford, gender, ice hockey, johnny weir, laura mulvey, lindsay vonn, vancouver, winter olympics 4 Comments
How to apologize: a primer from Tiger Woods
There’s a sexy “downward dog” joke somewhere in all of this, and I just can’t seem to find it.
Kevin Smith & Southwest: the tip of the fat-shaming iceberg
Mississippi legislature has considered a bill to ban obese people from eating at restaurants.
Also posted in north america Tagged fat, healthcare, kevin smith, michelle obama, mississippi, southwest airlines, twitter 17 Comments
Mérida Initiative: helping the War on Drugs?
Despite the billions, Mexico is a more dangerous place today than it was three years ago.
Also posted in crime, north america Tagged felipe calderón, george w. bush, merida initiative, mexico, patrick corcoran, u.s., war on drugs 2 Comments
Irish Catholic Church allowed abuse – wants cash