Tigers, tumbles and Taliban: Making sense of Pakistan’s election
Pakistan beat the odds last week and held relatively peaceful elections. But was the Taliban the real winner?
Tagged: election
05 Nov
In Kenya, as in US, adjusted expectations for Obama
At the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2010, Obama joked about his abysmal approval ratings: “My approval ratings are still very high in the country of my birth.” At the time, it was a funny quip about the far right’s insistence that Obama was actually born in Kenya. But now election day is looming, and [...]
01 Nov
No on I-1240: Why charter schools aren’t the answer
Unless you are immersed in the education world, your exposure to charter schools might be limited to the 2010 documentary Waiting for Superman. But with Initiative 1240 on the Washington ballot this year, you’re being asked to make a major decision regarding our education system with little information other than the ample evidence that our [...]
30 Oct
You might be a socialist if… An interview with Kshama Sawant
Kshama Sawant is a pretty cool lady. She’s a socialist who won the opportunity to challenge entrenched State House Speaker Frank Chopp to represent the 43rd Legislative District as a write-in candidate in the primaries. She teaches economics at Seattle Central Community College (she’s got a PhD!) And she’s a great example of how third [...]
28 Oct
Minority representation still a challenge in hyper-diverse 9th district
When Washington’s congressional districts were redrawn last January, the State Redistricting Commission made a bold move: They split the city of Seattle between two districts in order to create the state’s first ever “majority-minority” district. The 9th Congressional District was shifted northward, leaving behind the Fort Lewis area and rural Pierce County to take in [...]
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