neoliberalism
The suitable Mr Wolfowitz?
Submitted by Vanessa Baird on April 30, 2007 - 8:58am.
It was just sitting there, waiting to happen – the Paul Wolfowitz corruption scandal.
But over so small a thing! I don’t want to belittle the World Bank chief’s actions, but using his position to ensure a plum job (salary $200,000) for his lover Shaha Riza is chicken feed by World Bank standards.
Okay, so 430 Haitians could live on Ms Riza’s annual salary, but do let’s get this into proportion. Read more »
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World Social Forum 2007: Warts and all
Submitted by Adam Ma'anit on January 21, 2007 - 11:56am.
NAIROBI. There are a few things about Kasarani stadium, the venue for the 2007 World Social Forum, that seem at odds with the spirit of this now institutionalised annual civil society gathering. The gates, razor wire and sentries stopping-and-searching at the main entrance certainly contradict the spirit of openness that the WSF purports to foster. So too do the regular patrols of red-beretted soldiers toting AK-47s. Read more »
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