by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 4, 2009
OBITUARY (25 March 1950 – 20 May 2009) In a society dominated by materialism and where public figures are motivated by huge salary packages, Rita Edwards stood out as an exception. She was a product of the anti-apartheid movement, a fighter and activist who dedicated...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 30, 2009
posted by Kevin Funk A renowned scholar and commentator on African affairs and U.S. foreign policy, Mahmood Mamdani’s views have attracted considerable criticism from across the political spectrum. In particular, his analysis of the Robert Mugabe government of...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jun 30, 2009
posted by G. Pascal Zachary I can’t comment on Mahmood Mamdani without first confessing to my bias. I’m a fan. His Citizen and Subject is a signal book in African studies. He understands the collision of past and present in Africa as well as anyone. He also has a...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jul 3, 2009
by Peyman Jafari, Jul 2009Iranians have taken to the streets as the divisions in the ruling class have sharpened into open conflict, writes Peyman Jafari.The fallout from the presidential election on 12 June precipitated the biggest political crisis in Iran since the...
by Daniel Krähmer | Jul 5, 2009
Nikolas Kozloff, journalist and author of Revolution!: South America and the Rise of the New Left. His previous book is Hugo Chávez: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S. He blogs at senorchichero.blogspot.com JUAN GONZALEZ: Father Bourgeois, we’d like to bring...