Nairobi Kibera is widely reported to be the largest slum in Africa, but god only knows who keeps such statistics, because it is certainly not the government of Kenya, nor, anyone else that I can tell. The size is unknown when one strips all of the stories away. Many said 1 million of Nairobi’s 6 …
Category: Ideas and Issues
What $1.2 Trillion Buys
Newark Interesting, and disturbing, piece by Times columnist David Leonhardt the other day that I would like to share. $1.2 Trillion dollars is the cost of the war in Iraq. This breaks down to $200 Billion per year. For the same dollars, Leonhardt points out we could do the following: Universal health care in U.S …
Too Yum-y!
New Orleans What are the odds? Has to be a gazillion to one! But, when it hits, then it hits hard. A piece in the Times yesterday was every campaign organizer’s secret dream come true. A target was caught naked walking into an inadvertent trap. Seems that PETA — the People for the Ethical …