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...genocide in Darfur. Now he's the subject of Reporter, a documentary that premieres February 18 on HBO. TIME writer Amy Sullivan caught up with Kristof in-between his trips to Congo and the Middle East. "For some reason, I never seem to be setting off for the South of France," he jokes...
However, Goodman’s sources betray the murkier moral landscape of the era of high imperialism—the book’s subtitle, “One Man’s Battle for Human Rights in South America’s Heart of Darkness,” makes explicit allusion to Joseph Conrad’s famous novella, especially apt given the fact that Conrad and Casement met in 1889 in the Congo Free State. Casement’s own description of Arana recalls “the unseen presence of victorious corruption” that Marlow senses...
...What [Harvard] students have really proven that they can do well is to get into college. Ironically, that is exactly what these students in South Africa need,” said Harvard chaplain Patrick G. McLeod, who works with Christian Impact. “College education is the ticket...
...previous quarter—the majority of the University’s assets remain invested in emerging markets. A large portion—72 percent—of Harvard’s equities remain invested in 15 funds that track markets in countries such as China, Brazil, and South Korea...
...That's not the only historical parallel that Democrats are pondering these days. Reid is one of the most vulnerable incumbents up for re-election, and the last time a Democratic majority leader was staring down the barrel of incredibly bad poll numbers, South Dakota's Tom Daschle spent much of 2004 frozen like a deer in the headlights before losing. Reid, by contrast, has taken the lead on everything from health care to the jobs bill, but the scattershot processes he has overseen have only hurt his standing in his home state...