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Plight of The Poors (South Africa)
Earlier this week, I went Ashraf Cassiem’s talk (notes) at the University of Chicago about the Western Cape’s Anti-Eviction Campaign (South Africa), and the plight of the poor in the developing world… where the term “privatization” now has all the … Continue reading
Booklog: May 2009
May 2009 was a remarkably busy month for me reading-wise! Here’s the list: You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America by Paul Tough On Chesil Beach by Ian … Continue reading
Filed under 2009, africa, history, literature, sociology
Running to Maputo by Albie Sachs (March 2009)
Shortly after hearing Albie Sachs speak at the University of Chicago in January 2009, I sought out copies of his books on Swaptree. The first to reach me, was “Running to Maputo” (1990), which chronicles Sachs’s physical and emotional recovery … Continue reading
