Mar 22 2020

A Socialist foreign policy for America

Mar
22
Jonathan Power

Even if Joe Biden comes out on top to face Donald Trump for the presidency, Senator Sanders has already pushed the Democratic Party to left. That is all to the good. Biden needs to be more critical of capitalism, more prepared to encourage unionism among workers and more prepared to push for universal health coverage, more taxes for the wealthier classes, among many other things

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The day Gandhi died. Memories of a 10-year-old Indian boy

Mar
22
Kersi Rustomji

That fateful day January 30 1948 on which Gandi was shot and killed, a 10-year-old boy was wondering alone unaccompanied in the huge and dangerous city of Bombay. He was soon caught in the drama that was to grip all India. On these pages Kersi Rustomji, now in Sydney Australia, relives the events of that momentous day.

 

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Genetically modified organism - Food and the Environment - The Controversy!

Mar
22
Okot Nyormoi

The debate about whether to accept genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food or the environment has raged on since early nineteen eighties. Now in the age of the internet, the arguments have become louder and more persistent. It seems certain the GMO question will not be answered soon to everybody’s satisfaction. For now, it is important to understand what the various arguments are

 
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The collapse of intellectual space at Ahmadu Bello university - the poetry

Mar
22
John Otim

Professor Ronald Benge had a great reputation on campus. When his personal life seemed to be drifting and he had eloped with somebody's wife, his academic reputation just grew. Years later when he died, a London newspaper paid him glowing tributes. As a young academic and a new man on campus

 
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