Monthly Archives: April 2008

“We should fight with better governance and better intelligence. We have to empower communities to better defend themselves, not with weapons but with organization.” A quote from Jelani Popal, working on development for the government of Afghanistan, in reference to … Continue reading

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Evolving politics

An article in the NYT today said that Shell Oil sponsored the screening of an independent documentary about the failure of plans to build several new coal-fired power plants in Texas. Shell supported the event, said its president, John Hofmeister, … Continue reading

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