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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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September 8, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Conflict in Jos: A Letter from Norma
Scallions are displayed at a local food market in Nigeria's central city of Jos February 15, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) This sad letter is written by an American expat who taught for y…
February 8, 2011
Nigeria
Norma’s Letter from Jos
A woman sells tomatoes at a roadside grocery stall in Nigeria's central city of Jos March 9, 2010. (Akintunde Akinley/Courtesy Reuters) The Niger Delta Working Group blog has posted another letter f…
January 20, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
More Terror in Jos
A boy walks through a mass grave of victims of religious riots in Nigeria's central city of Jos December 27, 2010. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) Monday morning, some Christian youth chased away…
November 11, 2008
Financial Markets
Give me yield, give me leverage, give me return
“Give me yield, give me leverage, give me return” perfectly sums up how Wall Street bought itself close to financial ruin. JP Morgan’s William Winters didn’t just create help to create CDOs. H…
September 16, 2010
China
A Pleasant Surprise While in China...Then Back to Reality
Last week when I was in Beijing, I had a pleasant surprise. Everyone was talking about the new and improved U.S.-China relationship. Chinese officials were calling the visit of senior U.S. official…
