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Theme song of an African geothermal conference.
Archive for the ‘Africa’ Category
September 18th, 2012
Perhaps the most outrageous part of Romney’s deservedly-infamous speech to the $50,000-a-plate dinner was his assertion that he inherited nothing from his upbringing. After all, he was only the son of the CEO of American Motors and then the Governor of Michigan, who went to one of the country’s best prep schools and then to [...]
July 25th, 2012
Nicholas Negroponte nears his objective of the $100 educational laptop. What does it mean?
November 3rd, 2011
…tens of thousands of children have died from the ongoing drought, and in fact, even though conditions have gotten worse, most of the international media has moved on to other things. One who has not is the New York Times’ Jeffrey Gettleman, whose report two days ago from the ground was horrifying. And westerners appear to [...]
June 4th, 2011
A plea for integrating the reduction of medical costs in major medical research programmes.
April 19th, 2011
A public health expert raises again the plan to divert Afghan opium into worlwide pain relief.
December 23rd, 2010
We have met Dr. Kissinger, and he is us.
December 12th, 2010
High-speed trains for Tangier, not Milwaukee.
September 30th, 2010
Category: Africa, Democrats in Congress, The Dysfunctional Senate, Watching Conservatives, Wretched excess
Jim DeMint thinks it’s so critical that you know how important he is that he doesn’t mind if a few thousand folks in Africa die over it.