The high priests of finance

The austerity cult ♥ human sacrifice.

Rwanda is still the model for African democracy

MA program alum Deborah recommends this article from the Financial Times on Facebook.  Thanks Deborah!

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Press freedom under attack in South Africa

South Africa is on the brink of a major step backward in press freedom.

Airline magazines

I usually ignore them, but Safi Airways’s in-flight magazine looks pretty interesting. For those who can’t want for DXB-KBL to check it out, it’s on their website.

America’s finest news source

The story of the day on cable news is the combat troops leaving Iraq. MSNBC was trying to make it a sappy story about victorious troops coming home, but it felt hollow and forced. The Onion‘s coverage seems a bit more on-target.