Posted on December 9, 2005
By Christopher Hayes
In the late ’90s, something remarkable happened in Uganda: While the AIDS epidemic spiraled out of control in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence of the disease began a steady decline, from 15 percent in the early ’90s to 5 percent by 2001. Thanks to a massive grassroots mobilization, unprecedented financial support from international donors and the leadership of Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni, the country became a model for effectively combating the spread… more
By Silja J.A. TalviBad Girls
The typical American female TV criminal is nasty, cutthroat, cunning, duplicitous and sexy to boot. Oxygen, a women-oriented cable channel, hypes its popular "Snapped" series this way: "From millionaire brides with everything to lose,… more
By Brian Cook There's a lot to like about The Assassins' Gate, George Packer's sober meditation on the invasion and occupation of Iraq. For starters, Packer, a staff writer for the New Yorker, differs from his fellow… more
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A line from a Gipsy King song has been going through my head for the passed few days as we have walked through the Cuban countryside.... more
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Solidarity Vigils Planned Across Country for International Human Rights Day (Sat.)
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 By Salim Muwakkil
Torture is much in the news these days. "We do not torture," President George Bush declared last month, after… more
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