Plastic Farm Animals
A New York Times Op Ed headline Treat Greed in Africa as a War Crime about the International Crimes Court and the problem of “a vast and unregulated system of extractive capitalism” initially caught my eye today because I live in Africa, but as I read it I saw that the problem identified and solution offered would benefit all continents on […]
Apocalyptic is the word that kept coming to mind as I made my way up the dirt paths between my favorite produce vendors yesterday. Harmattan had returned with unusual gusto. Between the sands from the Sahara and multiple fires, the sky was thick with smoke and grit. The charcoal plant seemed to be out of […]
Without reading any of the Op Eds regarding Obama’s inaugural speech this past Sunday, I must say I was impressed. Politicians are notorious for saying the right things and Obama is an accomplished public speaker. Watching the nineteen minute speech, I found myself daring to hope that this presidential term will serve to steer the United States […]
Anticipation was palpable in the crowd of Ghanaians awaiting two flights from America at the Accra airport on January 12. Bob and I were in harmony with the others and yet isolated, each heart beating with a different face in mind. We shifted from leg to leg, leaning against the railing and then standing straight […]
A friend of mine in Colorado asked me over the phone the other day if there was poverty in Kumasi. For a few seconds I searched for an answer. “It depends.” I said. If you are measuring the lifestyle of Ghanaians by American standards, then yes, there is poverty here. The CIA world factbook states […]