I lived on the same dormitory floor as Selena during my freshman year of college. Although we didn’t see each other as much as we did when we lived on either side of the floor’s co-ed bathroom, we remained friendly enough during the next three years that Selena made a point of adding me to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
The Q&A: Selena McMahan, Clown
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Africa, Art, Asia, Clown, Humor, Mexico, Politics, Refugees, South America, Theater on July 22, 2010 |
Will The World Cup Be An Economic Own-Goal For South Africa?
Posted in The New Republic, tagged Africa, Finance, Literature, Sport, Taxes on June 22, 2010 |
The tax loophole Fifa imposed on the World Cup’s developing nation host country was what originally attracted me to this piece. As I read more though, the post became less about “the Death Star that is Fifa,” as David Smith of South Africa’s Mail & Gardian put it, and more about how bad of an idea it was [...]
The American Prospect: Hypocrisy for a Good Cause?
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Africa, Bill Gates, China, Environment, Main Street, Minnesota, Philanthropy, Politics, Wall Street on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is my third post on a topic of my choice for the Prospect‘s writing test (and the favorite of my sister, who graciously helped to copy edit my submissions). I give a Minnesotan take on the Oracle of Omaha in this piece. The first TAP test post had a green angle, the second talked [...]
Climate Change: Desperate Measures
Posted in Mother Jones, tagged Africa, China, Environment, India on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This box, my first piece to be featured in Mother Jones magazine, was based on some research I did for my “Lines in the sand” article. I pitched the concept for this box on my third day in the DC bureau and was very pleasantly surprised when it was picked to run in print. Four [...]
Noted, “Ghana’s Achievement”
Posted in The Nation, tagged Africa, Politics on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The rejected title was “Promising Polls.” The month of January featured not one but two notable inaugurations. As Barack Obama headed toward the White House, the arrival of John Atta Mills in Ghana‘s presidential palace also signaled a hopeful advance for democracy. In a free and fair runoff election monitored by EU observers, Atta [...]
