Kibaki and Kalonzo are using the power of the Kenyan state to sabotage justice for victims of post-election violence
By MAKAU MUTUA
I have been in a funk for several weeks. But my depression is political, not clinical. Last August, I mistakenly thought the new Constitution would change minds and the language of political discourse. But I was in lala land. Nothing has changed. Zilch – nada. Continue reading
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The secretary of state has explicitly placed women’s needs at the heart of US thinking about long-term security Continue reading
Underinvestment and market failures have trapped many countries in a vicious cycle of low productivity and exposure to price hikes, says Olivier de Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food Continue reading
CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – APPROPRIATIONSJan. 19, 2011 – 9:40 p.m.
By CQ Staff
The Republican Study Committee proposal would cut fiscal 2011 spending back to 2008 levels, which would save $80 billion, and push spending in fiscal 2012-2021 even lower, to fiscal 2006 levels, which would save $2.29 trillion, according to a summary. The proposal would strike funding for specific government programs, including the following: Continue reading
