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Urban elite accuse Indian government of failing to protect citizens' right to life
Today’s New York Times ran a story of an ‘extraordinary’ lawsuit being filed against the Indian government on behalf of the country’s elite. In the wake of the Mumbai attacks,… more →
Geography 101 Fall 2008 UW Madison
The political economy of the flu
geography101 wrote 7 months ago: In response to the email I sent out yesterday with a link to an interesting analysis of the geopoli … more →
Slumdog Millionaire: developmentalism on film?
geography101 wrote 8 months ago: The film Slumdog Millionaire has set of a heated debate in India, and rippled across the western Wor … more →
Mumbai: Everyday Contradictions of Urbanization and Globalization
geography101 wrote 8 months ago: Mumbai A recent essay by Anand Giridharadas in the NYT speaks volumes to the contradictions of Mumba … more →
Fox News Interview with Mayor of Lansing on Auto Bailout
geography101 wrote 9 months ago: Mayor Bernero offers an impassioned overview of the uneven geographies of bailout conditions. … more →
Iceland vs India: Globalization 'resisters' fairing better in current economic crisis
geography101 wrote 10 months ago: A Harvard economist attending the World Economic Form at Davos said that countries like India that h … more →
Bailouts and 'Buy American' policies 'distorting competition' say leaders in Davos
geography101 wrote 10 months ago: World Economic Forum 2009 The bailout of the banks and the auto industry, the recent measures propos … more →
“Geography Is Dividing Democrats Over Energy”
geography101 wrote 10 months ago: An article in the NYT yesterday detailed a debate in Congress over proposed environmental legislati … more →
Globalization...in a Box
geography101 wrote 10 months ago: In mid-September 2008 the BBC embarked on a year long project to track the the route of a shipping c … more →
The Midwest as a scale of geographic analysis
geography101 wrote 10 months ago: Turns out that the US Census Bureau has an official definition for the Midwest. So ‘Midwest … more →
Globalization: A working definition
geography101 wrote 10 months ago: Based on your brainstorming in today’s class, I’ve compiled a set of short phrases to he … more →
Urban elite accuse Indian government of failing to protect citizens' right to life
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: Today’s New York Times ran a story of an ‘extraordinary’ lawsuit being filed again … more →
A story of globalization...in a box
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: The BBC box. A GPS device tracks its movement around the globe in real time Its been a while since w … more →
Mumbai: everyday contradictions of urbanization and globalization
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: A recent essay by Anand Giridharadas speaks volumes to the contradictions of Mumbai in the face of u … more →
Heavy Metal in Baghdad: war, migration, culture
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geography101 wrote 1 year ago: Feature length film released in 2007 Nate Millington alerted us to this film released last year whic … more →
Immigrants in the Core: Overlooked Economic Contributions
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: Here’s an article I wrote about African immigrants in France; its based on personal experience … more →
"This Weeks News is a Geography Lesson"
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: Geographer Rob Shields comments on the recent economic crisis in the US arguing that we need to unde … more →
Life and Debt: Globalization in Jamaica
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: Dana Sitar, from our class sent in this video. She writes “its about Jamaica’s debt [fro … more →
Redefining the core: "Strong Economy Propels Brazil to World Stage"
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: As President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s investment in Brazil’s social economy transform … more →
"New UW sweatshirt promotes environment, fair trade"
geography101 wrote 1 year ago: UW Madison has worked out a deal with a company in Peru to produce UW sweatshirts. Read about it her … more →
