Harvey, a radio announcer and commentator, died on Feb. 28 while hospitalized near his winter home in Arizona, according to the Los Angeles Times. A cause of death hasn’t been reported. His brief “Paul Harvey News and Comment” programs were syndicated on more than 1,500 U.S and armed forces radio stations around the world. “Coming […]
Under Western Eyes by Chandra Talpade Mohanty
In the article “Under Western Eyes”, Mohanty provides a critique of hegemonic “Western” feminisms. In particular she rebukes the universality of the theories of western feminists and the categorization of the “third world woman” as a monolithic subject. Mohanty feels the assumption that third world women are a coherent group, ignoring the social factors, is […]
U.S. Sues UBS Seeking Swiss Account Customer Names
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government sued UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, to try to force disclosure of the identities of as many as 52,000 American customers who allegedly hid their secret Swiss accounts from U.S. tax authorities. U.S. customers had 32,940 secret accounts containing cash and 20,877 accounts holding securities, according to […]
A race over race?
In late August Slate commentator Jacob Weisburg claimed racism would be the only reason Barak Obama might lose the election. The polls were much closer then, but as November 4th nears, some political strategists fear race may prove more decisive than anticipated. To secure the undecided vote, Senator Obama’s campaign has been sending supporters to […]
Libyan Blogs Discuss Beaches, Diplomacy and Privacy
Posted by Fozia Mohamed to Global Voices Online The sprawling summer days in Libya have kicked in fast bringing with them the beach season, which for me carries wafts of childhood holiday memories and, funnily enough, watermelons. As expected there were a few summer related posts on the Libyan blogosphere. After all with approximately 2000 […]
The Hateful Dread and the Cantankerous Bigots
Because of my personal views I am now getting threats from cantankerous bigots. Hate e-mails are keep on coming with harsh words only the sick mind could utter with ease. I was really caught off guard by the unexpected turn of events. This is my first time to get such bad treatment and intimidation from […]
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