Thinking about Social Positionality & Social Determinants of Health

Per 2015 American Community Survey (Census Bureau) data, non-institutionalized U.S. civilians with disabilities ages >16 had a median income of … More

Healthcare (& Related Issues) News Roundup: 12 May 2017

As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be incorporating mapping into my everyday reading and writing practice. Mapping … More

Healthcare (& Related Issues) News Roundup: 13 Jan 2017

U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education | ACA repeal could cost California more than 200,000 jobs Also worth … More

Links and News Roundup: 12 November 2013

Solome Lemme, “Against the Gospel of ‘Africa Rising.’” On the continent, despite improvements in national economies, technology, and certain human … More

News and Links Roundup: 5 November 2013

Sarah Kendzior, “Surviving the Post-Employment Economy” “In the United States, nine percent of computer science majors are unemployed, and 14.7 … More

“Re-Branding Africa” and “Africa Rising”: Whose Africa? Whose Rise?

I just finished reading Afrolicious’ “An Open Letter to African Writers, Artists and Creators of the 21st Century” and I … More

Indigenous Peoples and Resource Exploitation: A Case Study in Equatorial Guinea

Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s site Indigenous peoples and resource exploitation. Who wins, who loses, how is … More

More Musings on The Sullivan Foundation Summit in Equatorial Guinea: What Does “Africa Rising” Mean?

There seems to be a new wave of Afro-optimism that focuses heavily on “re-branding” Africa. One favorite slogan is “Africa … More

Why Invisible Child’s #Kony2012 Campaign Gets No Applause From Me

In short: #Kony2012 #StopKony misrepresents N. Uganda, spreads misinformation abt Kony/the LRA, denies Africans’ agency and is imperialist. It raises … More

Forcible Resettlement and Land Grabs in Ethiopia

Cross-linked at Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s Blog Ethiopia is Africa’s biggest aid recipient, and one of Africa’s most food-insecure nations. Simultaneously, … More

Land Grabs and Deforestation in South Sudan

[Cross-linked at Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges’ blog] According to a report issued by the Oakland Institute, hedge fund land grabs … More

The Great Land Rush: Land Grabs & Food Security

Crosslinked at Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization The Great Land Rush and Food Security What is land? Many of … More

Hunger, Unemployment, & Socio-Economic Inequality in the “Greatest Nation on Earth”

‘Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed … More

Namibia’s Anti-BioPiracy Bill

[Cross-linked with Future Challenges Organization – Bertelsmann Stiftung] Research suggests that trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, when specifically applied to … More

Are Diaspora Remittances A Solution to Africa’s Underdevelopment?

[Globalization + Migration + New Governance] [Crosslinked at Future Challenges Organization‘s Blog] Poverty is recognizable. It is conveyed easily and simplistically … More