Generational Poverty among Black Lower Classes in Suriname: Unraveled or Begging for More Questions?

This is the Third post in a Series on Poverty of Blacks in Suriname and the rest of The Caribbean; This post deals with Gender and Black Leadership, and the notion that progress of Blacks is typically impeded by Colonialism, Imperalist Forces and Capitalism. The case of Suriname offers a more nuanced view, demonstrating the [...]

Land-Rights, Tenure, Neo-Liberalism and Economic Development

The issue of land rights and ownership of the Indigenous and Maroons in South America is controversial, epic and without any apparent victors. The fact that the majority of Indigenous and Maroons lack political leverage to put the issue of land tenure and land rights on the political agenda is a great cause of concern. [...]

GLOF part 2 – Call for innovations (VIDEOS)

When it becomes clear that the increasing risk of GLOFs is the outcome of a global trend in climate change and when it is known that the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region has far too many retreating glaciers leaving far too many glacial lakes that may turn into GLOFs, two realities emerge: No single engineering/technological intervention [...]

Bangladesh indigenous people demands constitutional recognition

Amidst angry debate, the indigenous communities in Bangladesh demands constitutional recognition of the 45 different ethnic communities living in the land for centuries. The ethnic leaders burst into protest, after government recently said Bangladesh does not have any indigenous people. Instead the officials argued that the Bangla-speaking majoritarian, mostly Sunni Muslims are indigenous people. Blog [...]

The adacity of Free Trade Agreements

Congress could vote any day now to strike a new blow against already-battered U.S. workers and the unemployed. Committees in the House and Senate recently marked up the Colombia, Panama, and South Korea Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The Obama administration is urging passage of all three relics of the Bush administration before the summer recess. [...]

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