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Not on our watch? The Congo.
According to a study in this week’s Lancet, nearly 4 million people have died in the…
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Hugh Thompson dies
Hugh Thompson, the American hero who stepped in during the Mai Lai massacre, has died. Mr…
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Slow browsing in Linux
My web-browsing suddenly slowed to a crawl last night. I knew it wasn’t my internet connection,…
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Storms in Northern California
From time to time I gloat about how much better the weather is here in Northern…
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Ending farm subsidies: the New Zealand experience
Take a look at this very interesting article from Associated Press about the experience of New…
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Is Craig Murray right about torture?
I begin with a confession that I am an admirer of Craig Murray, the former British…
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Why the US-UK extradition treaty should not be ratified
The US Senate is choking on the US-UK Extradition Treaty (full text pdf) because they are…
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Upgraded to WordPress 2.0
I have upgraded to WordPress 2.0 this morning. It took less than ten minutes and seems…
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So you think you know Africa?
Try out this Africa Quiz from the excellent Ethan Zuckerman. I’m ashamed to say that I…
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What conditions should we attach to aid?
Politicians, the media, bloggers and other armchair experts on development almost all agree that aid for…
