The major threat of Martin Luther King Jr to us is a spiritual and moral one. King’s courageous and compassionate example shatters the dominant neoliberal soul-craft of smartness, money and bombs. His grand fight against poverty, militarism, materialism and racism undercuts the superficial lip service and pretentious posturing of so-called progressives as well as the …
William Easterly is a Professor of Economics at the New York University, who in a 2006 publication; “The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Harm and So Little Good”, enunciated that fragile states are plagued by two factors, namely: political identity fragmentation and weak national institutions …
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These days, it is difficult to keep up with the mindless killings going on around the country. On a daily basis, reports of gory killings inundate the airwaves and benumb the mind. From Niger Delta militants’ macabre gyrations to gangland (cultism) killings, and Fulani herdsmen carnage to Boko Haram massacres, the nation is always in …
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LOCAL election nominations for councillors have officially closed and the names of all candidates standing in for election in Thurrock on 3 May 2018 have been released. Polling cards have been delivered to eligible electors giving details of their polling station and how to apply for postal or proxy votes. Polling hours on Thursday, 3 …
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