Africa’s Small Steps Toward LGBTI Equality
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — I first met Saidi W., a 20-year-old gay Tanzanian university student, in a cramped,…
The Indypendent
Neela Ghoshal
BUJUMBURA, Burundi—Looking at a map of the world you almost feel you can fit Burundi in the palm of…
African AIDS Groups Plagued by Fickle Western Donors
YOUTH COMPLETE questionnaires evaluating the depth of their knowledge on STDs, AIDS and drug addiction at Arusha National Park…
By Neela Ghoshal and Jeremy Kamps GULU, Uganda—At night fierce winds batter the graying tarp of the UNICEF tent…
In America 2014, It Happens Here
In 2014, halfway through George Blush’s fourth term as president of God’s United States, the world is in terrible…
Beneath the Hoods at Guantanamo
Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom Playing at the Culture Project 45 Bleecker St, 212-307-4100. As an overly ambitious…
Evicted: Cops Crack Down on Guatemalan Land Occupation
By Neela Ghoshal While activists took the streets of New York Aug. 31 in response to the Republican National…
Basta Cafta: Central Americans Stand Up to Trade Agreement
FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS: In Washington, Salvadorian peasant leader Guadalupe Erazo prepares to lobby members of Congress to reject…
Gang Green: Military Recruiters Target Bronx Kids With Lies And Bribes
By Neela Ghoshal René Ramirez stands squinting into the sun on the corner of Fordham Road and…
Africa is the Industry’s Next Big Target: Battling Big Dams
THE RASI SALAI DAM in Thailand. The dam’s gates have been open since 2000 when villagers won a long…