Archive for October, 2007
When you think of the worst drought in the Southeastern region of the U.S., you tend to think of the Dust Bowl and Depression. You wouldn’t think it was happening today.
But that’s exactly what’s going on. In Atlanta, the city’s main reservoir at Lake Lanier will be completely dry within 4 months without [...]
Filed under: Community Development & Housing, climate change, drought, environment | 1 Comment
The Idea Generation
When Thomas Friedman asks my generation for our idealism, activism, and outrage, I ask: What about our ideas?
If we gave Mr. Friedman what he wanted, we could produce a mass movement fueled by passion, believing in the good and marching ahead with vigor. But we would have no clue where we were going.
Outrage gets [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Key observations:
People giving testimony tend to live in rural poverty, most of them nearing the end of their lives. They were children or teenagers at the time of the Nazi occupation. (All in Ukraine.)
Priest is French Roman Catholic (Father Patrick Desbois), younger then they, at 52.
1.5 million Jews killed in Ukraine after June [...]
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Lost at home: Refugees in Iraq
He has a personality split three ways to ensure safety for himself and his family.
She hasn’t been able to leave home because she might be raped if she goes too far.
Their children have to guess which last name to use when they are stopped in the road: Which should they be, Sunni or Shia? [...]
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Baltimore development falters
As part of the economic downturn caused by the burst of the housing and construction bubble, the city of Baltimore finds itself struggling to maintain momentum in its redevelopment program. Many residents come from working class and middle class backgrounds, although there has been growth in financial services and the jobs supplied by the city’s [...]
Filed under: Community Development & Housing, housing | 2 Comments
Back in Blackwater, pt II
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing regarding the Blackwater incidents that have raised so many concerns about the private security contractor’s practices in Iraq. Starting at 10am, witnesses will include:
Erik Prince, Chairman of the Prince Group, LLC and Blackwater USA
Ambassador David Satterfield, Special [...]
Filed under: Blackwater, Iraq, war | 3 Comments
The numbers of American and Iraqi civilian dead last month are the lowest they’ve been in over a year, according to official estimates and international wire services. Reports attribute the drop to several factors, including the surge of American troops in Baghdad and ongoing outreach to Sunni tribes in the tense Anbar province.
What hasn’t [...]
Filed under: Iraq, Moqtada al Sadr | 1 Comment
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