An excellent, sartorial view on aid workers in Africa.
Thanks to Deborah for passing this on.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
How imaginary demand has made food prices more volatile
An excellent article on food price volatility by one of my former students.
How imaginary demand has made food prices more volatile
It is only a coincidence that I am interviewed!
How imaginary demand has made food prices more volatile
It is only a coincidence that I am interviewed!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
the voice of freedom
On every street in my country, the voice of freedom calls.
From Tahrir Square, The Voice of Freedom by Sout Al Horeya:
From Tahrir Square, The Voice of Freedom by Sout Al Horeya:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
events in Egypt: background
As tens of thousands are on the streets of the cities of Egypt, it appears that members of the security forces are starting to refuse to follow their orders. If the uprising is to be successful, this must happen. Jack Shenker, who is on the ground in Cairo sending continual reports for The Guardian, has today written this short but accurate account of the background to the current unrest in Egypt, which puts it in its appropriate context. The media is portraying the uprising as being driven by young, tech-savvy educated and underemployed men and women. Shenker sets the record straight. I reproduce part of the account in full:
"It was a 2008 strike by textile workers in the Nile Delta town of Mahalla al-Kubra that fired the imagination of many of those on the streets today. The three people shot dead by security forces during the Mahalla unrest on 16 April inspired an online movement which took its name from the date.
The traditional working class from all corners of the country has continued to provoke and inspire dissident activity ever since, occupying pavements outside parliament for weeks on end to highlight the devastating impact of the neoliberal reforms pursued by the ruling NDP party. Some trade unions – most notably the real estate tax collectors – have gone on to break free from state control.
Away from the economic concerns, anger at police corruption and brutality has been at the heart of the new wave of protest."
To which, of course, one must add the authoritarian corruption and brutality of the Mubarak regime.
"It was a 2008 strike by textile workers in the Nile Delta town of Mahalla al-Kubra that fired the imagination of many of those on the streets today. The three people shot dead by security forces during the Mahalla unrest on 16 April inspired an online movement which took its name from the date.
The traditional working class from all corners of the country has continued to provoke and inspire dissident activity ever since, occupying pavements outside parliament for weeks on end to highlight the devastating impact of the neoliberal reforms pursued by the ruling NDP party. Some trade unions – most notably the real estate tax collectors – have gone on to break free from state control.
Away from the economic concerns, anger at police corruption and brutality has been at the heart of the new wave of protest."
To which, of course, one must add the authoritarian corruption and brutality of the Mubarak regime.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
the fall of the West's little dictator
An excellent analysis of the circumstances surrounding the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia by Esam Al-Amin:
Esam Al-Amin: The Fall of the West's Little Dictator
Esam Al-Amin: The Fall of the West's Little Dictator
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