Mike Seamans
The Rock-Mining Children of Sierra Leone Have Not Found Peace
Though the war has ended, Charles Taylor has been sentenced, and mineral companies are thriving, the poor of this West African country are little better off.
Mike Seamans
Though the war has ended, Charles Taylor has been sentenced, and mineral companies are thriving, the poor of this West African country are little better off.
I'm still in the Mines of Moria (long-form, long-form, long-form) so I'm a little late on the news. But I did make it through the Times piece on…
AP
The past decade has seen American drones and forces push against the borders and sovereign rights of Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
This week opponents of President Obama's prolific use of drone strikes hit the elite-media trifecta. High profile reportage in the New York Times …
Just off the long-haul Shanghai-Newark-DC National route and stumbling into our house. For another time, perhaps even tomorrow: why Newark has become…
mzsites.com
Mayor Wang Zhongbing got a little carried away when his town was awarded a contract to produce steel and iron.
Michael Hirsh
For the first time, there may be some hope for Afghanistan. But Pakistan is intent on crushing it, and U.S. officials are paralyzed in finding a solution.
Apologies for neglecting my Goldblog responsibilities, but I've been traveling through Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Israel, and conducting…
Cairo
Observers, myself included, underestimated both the Muslim Brotherhood and many peoples' desires to return to something approximating the old order.
jnvietbride.com.sg
Every year, thousands of Vietnamese women are sold into marriages abroad.
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