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New Book: Ernesto Che Guevara’s Pasajes de la guerra revolucionaria

ivetteromero wrote 4 days ago: Ocean Sur, in association with the Che Guevara Studies Center, has published a paperback edition of … more →

Tags: New Books, Ernesto Che Guevara, Aleida Guevara March, African liberation movement

the democratic republic of congo, what a mess1 comment

kenopp wrote 6 days ago: The Democratic Republic of Congo is in a deep hole. And it is not just because its president, the yo … more →

Tags: Africa, Coltan, Democratic Republic of Congo, easern congo, FDLR, Frederick Chiluba, Intarahamwe, Jeffrey Gettleman, Joseph Kabila

The Coltan Miners’ Slaughter: the Congo Holocaust(s) for Absolute Beginners 1 comment

Lorette C. Luzajic wrote 1 month ago: The Coltan Miners’ Slaughter: the Congo Holocaust(s) for Absolute Beginners by Lorette C. Luzajic We … more →

Tags: african world war, Blood minerals, Child Labour, Child Soldiers, Coltan, congo holocaust, genocide, King Leopold, mbuti pygmies

The Missing! 2 comments

getmobetter wrote 2 months ago: One thing that always gets me excited around this time of year, is the fall TV show line up. This ye … more →

Tags: MO MOtifs!, Africa, Sudan, Chad, Hurricane Katrina, The Missing

Colonial Ghosts 2 comments

eightyfoureightyfive wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday one of my favorite reads, The Publics, posted a very interesting look into the resurfacing … more →

Tags: Art, Politics, Insight, The Publics, Tintin, Herge, Anton Kannemeyer, Belgium, Colonialism

In Congo, Hillary Clinton Suggests Government Ownership of Industry Would be a Good Thing

pinroot wrote 3 months ago: No surprise here. But it is interesting that someone has pointed out that her “phrasing was cl … more →

Tags: Government, hillary clinton

Clinton in the Congo1 comment

Chris wrote 3 months ago: Hillary Clinton apparently lost her temper and flew into a violent rage the other day when someone d … more →

Tags: Politics, News, Africa, Current Events, Clinton, Hillary, hillary clinton, August, Congo

What I Did On My Summer Vacation7 comments

jules09 wrote 4 months ago: Dear Class, When I first decided to come to the Congo, it wasn’t the political unrest, black mambas … more →

Tags: congo line, Africa, Travel, Chimpanzees

SELENA GOMEZ SAYS RAISE HOPE FOR THE CONGO1 comment

horiwood wrote 5 months ago: Disney Princess, Selena Gomez, walked the red carpet for an important message, at the Raise Hope For … more →

Tags: Charity, Disney, Give, Raise Hope For The Congo, Selena Gomez

Humanizing the Ultra-Humanite

artofwar11 wrote 5 months ago: ,      It’s the second issue of Power Girl, and things are looking grim for both her and her s … more →

Tags: Reviews, Comic Books, DC Comics, Power Girl, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Starrware, Manhattan, Ultra-Humanite

Bittersweet2 comments

1eyedmonkee wrote 5 months ago: It started all quite innocently…Shop Girl had come to Indiana with me for a visit with the Mrs … more →

Tags: Humor, Travel, memoir, Life as I know it, Spain, Hospice, death of a parent, Grieving, alacena

Che Guevara(videos): His Legacy on the 81st Anniversary of His Birth

magbana wrote 5 months ago: This coming Sunday, June 14, is  the 81st anniversary of Che Guevara’s birth and it is a good … more →

Tags: Africa, Bolivia, CIA, cuba, Guinea, Imperialism, Latin America, UN, US

Of Dentistry, Cannibalism and the Congo

neilbradbury wrote 6 months ago: Travel spells danger. I’ve seen a turbaned Sikh cracked on the nut by an aircraft baggage compartmen … more →

Tags: Literature, Travel, Africa, Blood River, Cannibalism, Tim Butcher

Harm or No Harm?

johndriver wrote 9 months ago: March 3rd, 2009 Focus Text: Proverbs 12: 21 (NLT)  21 No harm comes to the godly,       but the wick … more →

Tags: Categories, Religion, Christianity, Culture, spirituality, daily living, Parenting, Wisdom, Choices

Fly The Fiery Skies [Sulleysque]

CDB wrote 9 months ago: Come fly away to exotic locales! [Here's an amazing yarn from our first octogenarian contributor, Bo … more →

Tags: Africa, Air Travel, Beyond Luck, Burning Sensations, Call of the Wild, close calls, Fearless Octogenarians, Gravity Wins, Hall of Infamy

War and Peace Report

therubycanary wrote 9 months ago: I highly recommend the Feb. 9th broadcast on www.democracynow.org. It interviews a Congolese doctor … more →

Tags: Books, War, congolese women, dr mukwege, Eve Ensler, Halliburton, bryan mealer

"Re"Considering Everything: Post-Election Thoughts

mrworthington wrote 10 months ago: The tension could’ve been scooped from the air like a spoon in a tub of whipped-butter. Not only was … more →

Tags: spirituality, Social commentary, Jesus, New Orleans, Katrina X, Hurrican Katrina, CNN, Barack Obama, Abilene Christian University

News in Brief: Carbon Dioxide, Gaza, and the ICC 13 comments

intelekshual wrote 10 months ago: The environment! Obama told the EPA to reconsider California’s request to allow it to impose s … more →

Tags: Politics, obama, US Politics, News, activism, Douchebags, Israel, Gaza, Israel/Palestine

From Patrice Lumumba to the Congolese and to Africans.1 comment

minneafricanblogger wrote 10 months ago: (Patrice Lumumba was murdered on Jan 17th in 1961, just ten weeks after being legally elected as the … more →

Tags: Africa, Patrice Lumumba, Politics


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