Category Archives: General

Paul Sedra On Sunday, Colombian voters rejected the peace agreement that the government, led by President Juan Manuel Santos, worked out with the FARC guerrillas by the slenderest margin possible: 50.21 percent to 49.78, a difference of 53,894 votes. from … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Quomodocumque:
The Portuguese edition of “How Not To Be Wrong” just arrived at my house.  “Portuguese” as in “from Portugal” and as distinct from the Brazilian edition.  Interesting how two versions of the book in the same…

Originally posted on International Development Journal:
Chiara Campanelli: In Brazil a small group of indigenous people called Munduruku have been battling the Brazilian institution to get the recognition of their lands for years. Munduruku, Guarani and other indigenous groups living…

Susan Schneider Williams, the late wife of comedian and actor Robin Williams, has penned a harrowing account of how her husband suffered from Lewy body disease (LBD), a form of dementia, prior to his suicide in August 2014. Writing in … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Being 42:
Friday 30th September 2016, 9.00am (day 1,863) September 2016 has been characterised by pretty good weather throughout, and its final day continued the theme — at least until the afternoon walk back to the station when…