Hello Scholars,
The readings for this week's action groups are attached below. A quick synopsis of each follows. If you want dibs on a particular article, please let me know before class tomorrow. Also, if you are interested in some extra credit, please respond to this post with a link to a news article about an internationally relevent issue that you find interesting. Your post should provide a brief summary of the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=2&hp
- Kristof returns and addresses why the Middle East, once the 'cradle of civilization,' has not progressed as rapidly as other regions of the world.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0302/Supreme-Court-hurtful-speech-of-Westboro-Baptist-Church-is-protected/(page)/2
- The Supreme Court ruled on the Westboro Baptist Church, a group we first discussed months ago when they began protesting at the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/opinion/06friedman.html?src=me&ref=general
- Friedman returns and addresses the wisdom of America continuing to fund various possibly less that scrupulous rulers in the Middle East.
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/08/generations-pay-off-debts-through-slavery/?hpt=C1
ReplyDeleteThis is about people living in Uttar-Pradesh, India who are doing manual labor to pay off their debts they owe because they are trying to rebuild their community. If the work they were doing in India to pay the money was done in the United States, it would be considered slavery.
Great article, Caity. I would love to see you tie this into the Action Groups on Friday.
ReplyDeleteI think that the one about the church and people protesting against funerals for the soldiers would be fun to read...or more informative. I remember hearing things about it in the news and I am happy to go back and learn more about it when their action group talks about it. Right now Kristof is my mentor.
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