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Matth­ewC
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I'm blogging about politics, and the state of the world in general.  Every one of my posts will be on a wildly different topic, but each one is pertinent to current events in local, national, and global politics.  I'll be spending a lot of my time writing...
 
 
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Starving in the Shadow of a Genocide
Posted  on December 14, 2007 at 2:01 PM
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Somalia has been plagued with endemic warfare between rival clans since the assassination of President Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.  The constant fighting has mostly been concentrated in the south, around the city of Mogadishu, which has recently been reinstated as the capital, despite ongoing con...
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Tags:  darfur   genocide   Uganda   Ethiopia   Somalia   Eritrea   Somaliland   TFG   ...
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World Bank and Africa: The Continued Influence of Imperialism
Posted  on November 14, 2007 at 9:40 AM
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            Many of the economic and social problems in Africa today stem from the lingering effects of the colonial system and continuing American economic interference.  The U.S. continues to silently approve of military dictatorships for the simple reason that they owe large sums of money.  Su...
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Tags:  darfur   sudan   poverty   Rwanda   Somalia   IMF   imperialism   World Bank
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Obama's Dialouge with America
Posted  on October 29, 2007 at 3:27 PM
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Senator Barack Obama’s dialogue this afternoon ranged from the topics of standardized testing to the war in Iraq; however, the senator didn’t miss a beat with students as he shared his opinions.  The online polls that ran simultaneously with the dialogue almost always showed the majority of ...
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Remembering Rwanda to Understand the Crisis in Darfur
Posted  on October 29, 2007 at 3:27 PM
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            Today the genocide that is occurring in Sudan is no where near as fast paced and all encompassing as it was in Rwanda in 1994; however, the parallel between the two nations is unmistakable.  Instead of violence occurring alon...
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Delaware in a Nutshell
Posted  on October 29, 2007 at 3:26 PM
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            Delaware is an interesting state to live in, and already has a part in the upcoming election.  Delaware is positioned on the east coast with the Mason-Dixon Line running through.  In addition to the city of Wilmington, D...
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