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How to Set National Priorities: Making Government Smarter
Bjorn Lomborg | September/October 2017 Issue | Foreign Affairs These days, people for the most part believe that governments should try to promote the general welfare of the populations they serve. The disagreements come over how to do that—what goals to focus on, what policies to adopt, and so on. These questions are usually approached through broad intellectual … [Read more...] about How to Set National Priorities: Making Government Smarter
The Parasite That Wires Plants Together
ED YONG | AUG 31, 2017 | The Atlantic By draining the fluids from several hosts, dodder vines inadvertently allow plants to communicate with each other and share alarm signals. It goes by witch’s hair, strangleweed, devil’s gut, wizard’s net, and hellbine. And anyone who sees dodder vines in action will quickly understand why they’ve earned such dastardly, eldritch names. … [Read more...] about The Parasite That Wires Plants Together
ኣጆኹም ኣጆና ክወግሕዩ
ኣበባ ተስፋግዮርጊስ | 27 August 2017 | asmarino.com (ኣዝማሪኖ) ክቡር ህዝቢ ኤርትራ፡ ኣቦታተይ፡ ኣዴታተይ፡ ኣሓተይ፡ ኣሕዋተይ ደቀይ ደቂ ደቅይ ሰላም ንኹላትኩም ንኹላትክን ይኹን፡ ዘስግእ ኩነታት ሃገርናን ህዝብናን ብበቢዓይነቱ መገድታት ካብ ነዊሕ ጊዜ ጀሚሩ ብሰፊሑ ይዝረበሉን ይጽሐፈሉን ኣሎ። ተጓይኻ ምስራሕ እንተዝይኮይኑ ሕጂ ሓዲሽ ነገር የልቦን። እንተኾነ ዝጸበቦ ውላድሲ መቃብር ወለዱ ኮዓተ ከም ዝብሃል፡ ኣነ ደማ ከም ኩሉ ኣዝየ ስለ ዝተሻቀልኩ ከም ብሓዲሽ መእተዊ ታሪኽ እናጠቀስኩ ሓድ ሓደ ነገራት ከዛኻኽር ናይ ግድን ኮይኑኒ። ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ዝተሰርቀ … [Read more...] about ኣጆኹም ኣጆና ክወግሕዩ
Zimbabwe dares to dream of life after Mugabe
Jason Burke Africa correspondent | Friday 1 September 2017 | The Guardian Robert Mugabe is 93-years-old, and ailing. What might happen after he dies is a source of hope but also deep anxiety in his troubled country Daniel Mugabe was waiting for his first customers of the day amid the 1000-year-old ruins of Great Zimbabwe, the former capital of one of the greatest … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe dares to dream of life after Mugabe
Kenyan supreme court annuls Uhuru Kenyatta election victory
Agencies in Nairobi | Friday 1 September 2017 | The Guardian Six-judge bench rules 4-2 in favour of petition filed by rival candidate Raila Odinga and orders new vote within 60 days Kenya’s supreme court has nullified Uhuru Kenyatta’s win in the presidential election last month and ordered a new vote within 60 days. The six-judge bench ruled 4-2 in favour of a … [Read more...] about Kenyan supreme court annuls Uhuru Kenyatta election victory
Which US presidents actually tried to benefit Native Americans? Here’s what history says
Edward Mair | August 31, 2017 | The Conversation The US president, Donald Trump, spoke in June to a delegation of tribal leaders at the White House, claiming that: “Infringements on tribal sovereignty are deeply unfair to Native Americans and Native American communities.” His sincerity was hard to believe. From his support of the Dakota Access Pipeline to his … [Read more...] about Which US presidents actually tried to benefit Native Americans? Here’s what history says
The Guardian view on migration to Europe: changing routes, unchanged principles
Editorial | Monday 28 August 2017 | The Guardian International leaders have been meeting in Paris to craft policies that stop the human traffic. Pushing the border further south is not the answer on its own Migration remains at the heart of Europe’s political and social crisis. Instability in Africa and elsewhere, wars, persecution, poverty, demographic trends and the ancient … [Read more...] about The Guardian view on migration to Europe: changing routes, unchanged principles
Zimbabwe looks for Mugabe’s successor after a surreal month
Stephen Chan | August 31, 2017 | The Conversation Before she landed herself in hot diplomatic water by allegedly attacking a South African model with a power cord, Zimbabwe’s notoriously ill-tempered first lady, Grace Mugabe, joined the clamour for her aged husband Robert to name a successor. Curiously, she also called for a female vice president, stirring up rumours … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe looks for Mugabe’s successor after a surreal month
Why is the US chasing ‘Congolese rebels’ in the Northern Cape?
Govan Whittles, Simon Allison | 25 Aug 2017 | Mail & Guardian The arrival of United States army troops in South Africa for their third joint training military exercise in July sparked panic on social media: “What are they planning? Are they coming to invade us? This is what the ANC is warning us about!” These were some of the reactions to early reports that an … [Read more...] about Why is the US chasing ‘Congolese rebels’ in the Northern Cape?
Mugabe takes a swipe at Zimbabwe’s party-loving youth
BRUCE GORTON | 29 AUGUST 2017 | Business Day Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has criticised Zimbabwe’s youth‚ saying that they "go to these parties with girls". The SABC reported that Mugabe‚ who was at a funeral for two Zanu (PF) veterans in Harare recently‚ made this statement in as a reference to his sons’ recent behaviour in SA‚ which led to a diplomatic … [Read more...] about Mugabe takes a swipe at Zimbabwe’s party-loving youth