The period following that first round of the 2008 Zimbabwe Presidential Election was marked by political violence that left a reportedly more than 200 dead, thousands more injured and more than 200,000 internally displaced.
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At a Protest of Saudi Prince’s Visit and the War on Yemen
Fifty or so peace activists came out early this cold morning on the steps of City Hall to tell Mayor Bill Di Blasio and institutions like Harvard University and MIT, where the Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud will be visiting, not to meet with a war criminal.
Internet Access in Least Developed Countries Brings Tech Gains
A recent study revealed that more than 64 percent of citizens of the least developed countries around the world now have access to the internet and or a mobile device. The results have been transformative.
When an armed staffer, not a gun-restriction, stops a school shooting
If any legislation could prevent mass-casualty shootings, then I would welcome it. That being said, I’m reluctant to believe that any legislation would prevent lawbreakers from law-breaking. It hasn’t worked to this point.
Coverage of a March to Mark 15 Years Since US Invasion of Iraq
Participants were marching from the NYC Public Library at 42nd Street and arriving at the U.S. military recruiting station in order to remind people of the millions slaughtered in Iraq in an ongoing, illegal and endless war.
At a Manhattan Rally for Early Voting in New York State
At least 100 demonstrators turned out today in Manhattan’s Foley Square amid bright sun and cold temperatures to rally for the introduction of at least 14 days of early voting. New York is one of the 11 states that do not offer any early voting.
My New Poetry Collection: A Box of Crazy Toys
Is it possible that anything you can conceive, with any combination of words, can, in the fullness of time, manifest itself materially? Some such thought will be prompted by the reading of any of the 100 liquid landscapes in my surreal collection.
Remember the Vietnam My Lai Massacre by US troops 50 years ago
In a new interview published a few days ago, famous investigative journalist Seymour Hersh spends some time recalling the My Lai massacre of civilians in Vietnam he first reported on 50 years ago.
Should Zimbabwe’s ex-dictator be allowed to form a new party?
In multiparty democracies, a single party should not set the agenda. Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF want us to believe it should. No doubt then, that the announcement of the formation of the NPF by the remnants of Generation 40 has rattled their plans.
A Minnesota law prohibiting political clothing at polling places
The case in question, Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, argues that the Minnesotan law prohibiting voters from wearing clothing that supports particular candidates or bears political statements in polling places is unconstitutional.