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Nigerian Speaker Tasks Parliamentarians on Implementation of Millennium Developmental Goals
The Speaker of Nigeria’s lower legislative body, the House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole, has said that any failure in the achievement of the Millennium Developmental Goals (MDGs) on the African continent would be blamed on laxity of governments. Speaking...
Dennis the Defiant
Given that Dennis Kucinich has now been exercising his chutzpah on two fronts, I figure it is about time for him to collect his fifth Chutzpah of the Week award (the fourth for which he is sole recipient). For mere mortals it would be chutzpah enough...Theory And Practice on Wall Street And Main Street
I suspect that it is not going to be easy for those of us on Main Street (particularly those pounding the pavements looking for work) to make sense of the Senate proceedings over a vote to approve the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as...
Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives Calls on Muslims to be Selfless And to Put Nigeria First
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole, has called on Muslims to be selfless and to put Nigeria first in whatever they do in his Sallah message to Nigerians on Wednesday in Abuja. Bankole said that the Eid el Kabir celebration...
UNDP Consultant Advocates Some Proportional Representation in Nigeria
As Nigerian legislators are working to review and amend the Nigerian 1999 constitution, a UNDP consultant, Professor Sam Egwu, has advocated the inclusion of proportional representation in the constitution to cater for special interests of minorities,...Reinforcing the Progressives
Yesterday I used my Chutzpah of the Week award to call attention to the nine Democrats in the House of Representatives who voted against health care reform in betrayal of their representation of a sizable portion of their electorate currently without...Betrayal CHUTZPAH
I was wondering whether or not news behind this weekend’s vote on health care reform in the House of Representatives would lead to an early Chutzpah of the Week award. The good news is that I was right: It was pretty easy for find grounds for...The Consciousness Industry Flexes Its Muscles
Two weeks ago, when we were still ramping up to any Congressional vote over health care reform, I wrote the following remark about the impact of the “consciousness industry” on any likely outcome: Thus, the future of health care will rest...
