A Fever That Is Killing Democracy
by Laura Miti, Daily Dispatch, South Africa - Everyone seems to want a Mandela to appear on their horizon and lead his people from the brink (or depth) of anarchy.
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July 16, 2008
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Children Under the Sun
by Rupi Mangat, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Not many people would give a street kid banging an empty drum a second glance. But...
To Turn the Tide on Piracy in Somalia, Bring Justice to its Fisheries
by Katie Stuhldreher, Christian Science Monitor, USA - Piracy will not be eradicated from the region until Somalia becomes a stable, functioning state with a...
Healing & Redefining Our World
by Wahleah Johns, Melinda Yazzie, Lilian Hill, Black Mesa Water Coalition, USA - "Our way of life is at jeopardy. The majority of the people...
Closing Gitmo Is Just the Beginning
by Suzanne Nossel, Guardian, UK - During his first television interview after winning the White House, president-elect Barack Obama reiterated his long-standing promise to shut...
Muslim Woman Defies Male Dominance
by Farah El Alfy, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Amal Soliman, a 32-year-old Egyptian woman, has endured intimidation and ridicule in the year since she applied...
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Comments (1)
What resonated with me in today's featured article on Dolores Huerta is echoed here in Laura Miti's account of President Sirleaf's speech - that we shouldn't be waiting for a leader to rise to the top and bring us all to glory.
Whether in Zimbabwe or the US, this idea is one that we need to embrace if we are to create real change by and for the people.
Posted by Sarah Mac | July 16, 2008 2:58 PM