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Development Aid - Does it Hurt More than it Helps?

Cross-posted from The Global Sociology Blog.
It is detrimental, says Thilo Thielke in Der Spiegel , because it creates unfairness and dependency in many different ways. First, using the case of Kenya, Thielke invokes a classical concept of formal organizational behavior: self-perpetuation.

“The roads are in horrid disrepair, and they’ll stay that way for a while. As [...]

McCains Owe $225,000 in Credit Card Debt

The release of Senate financial disclosure statements on Friday, revealed that Senator John McCain and his wife, Cindy, have “at least $225,000 in credit card debt.”

The bulk of the McCains’ obligations stemmed from a pair of American Express credit cards that are held in Cindy McCain’s name. According to the disclosure reports, which present information on debts in [...]

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Jeff Jarvis explains on BuzzMachine. See also:  Newshoggers.com, skippy the bush kangaroo, culturekitchen, Workbench, The Impolitic and Comments from Left Field.

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John Kerry on Tim Russert’s Death

I just got in a couple of hours ago from abut 8 hours on the road and not a lick of news, by choice. Needless to say, I was stunned to get back online and see that Tim Russert had died suddenly today. I bumped into Tim Russert, literally in the press area of a [...]