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According to Amartya Sen, the 1998 Nobel laureate in economics, the answer to the question, "Na democracy man go chop?" is a simple yes. Sen's bold statement can be paraphrased as follows. Famine does not occur in nations committed to the rule of democracy because elected governments know that the way to the people's vote is through their stomachs. This piece of advice will ring especially true for Nigeria if the military engine is successfully diverted to agricultural productivity...
Sign-up sheets were available after the speech and question-and-answer session, providing a way for those interested in getting involved in Appleseed or other activist organizations to receive more information...
...think you'll find the answer to that is, "A lot of people...
This week Nouri will be called before a court to answer a 44-page indictment. He stands accused of dishonoring the Ayatullah Khomeini, undermining the authority of Iran's ruling clergy and promoting relations with the U.S. If he is convicted, he faces a hefty fine, lashes of the whip or a dozen years in prison. Much more critically, Nouri will then be disqualified from heading the reform ticket in next February's elections, thus ending any chance of his becoming the powerful speaker of Iran's 270-seat parliament, the Majlis-e-Shura. A victory by Nouri is crucial...
...America, or at least those who have begun to follow the race, responding to Clinton's dissembling? The answer is a search for authenticity. We want our pols real, genuine. Phony is out. Look at Lamar Alexander. This year, unlike in '96, he skipped the plaid shirts and the exclamation mark, but the artifice still rankled. He's gone, as is Elizabeth Dole with her syrupy smile. G.O.P. consultant Frank Luntz says he's never seen such low tolerance for packaging...