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Category Archives: Politics
What’s the Deal With a Change in Food Aid?
Hello all! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?” the blog that doesn’t realize it reduces the value of local blog production. In this week’s post, we’ll go over a section of President Obama’s proposed FY 2014 Budget that … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Economy, Politics, Social Issues, U.S.
Tagged development, food aid, food aid policy, food for peace, food for progress, nutrition, usaid
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What’s the Deal With Revolutionary Justice in Bangladesh?
Hello all! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?” the blog that isn’t old enough to mistakenly call Bangladesh “East Pakistan.” In this week’s post, we’ll check in on the South Asian country of Bangladesh and attempt to figure … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, International Affairs, Politics, Revolution/Political Uprising
Tagged 1971, bangladesh, dhaka, east pakistan, jamaat, jamaat-e-islami, mollah, Pakistan, politics, protest, Revolution, war crimes
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What’s the Deal With a Russian-Cozy Georgia?
Hello All! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?” the blog that is ready for some Caucasian wine. In this week’s post, we’ll discuss the Russian renewal of Georgian imports and the implications of a closer relationship between the … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged bagratid, caucuses, georgia, ivanishvili, nato, politics, putin, rose revolution, Russia, saakashvili, soviet state
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What’s the Deal With Crop Subsidies and the Bio-fuels Dilemma?
Hello All! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?”, the blog that subsidizes its puns for comedic fuel. In this week’s blog post, we’ll discuss an ongoing economic and socio-political issue: the subsidization of ethanol production from corn in … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Americas, energy, Politics, Social Issues
Tagged corn, corn crop, crops, environment, ethanol, ethanol tax credit, ethyl alcohol, excise tax credit, exports, food, Guatemala, imports, maize, production, science, U.S.
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What’s the Deal With a French Gesture in Algiers?
Hello All! Welcome to another edition of What’s the Deal?”, the blog that rarely makes conciliatory remarks to its former colonies. In this week’s post, we’ll discuss a trip to Algeria by the French President Francois Hollande and what it … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Conflict, Europe, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged Algeria, algerian independence, Algiers, economy, France, francois hollande, Hollande, independence, Mali, nationalism, Paris, politics, UN
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What’s the Deal With a Constitution-less Nepal?
Hello All! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?”, the blog that knows that even Bob Seger can’t save Nepal from its political troubles. In this week’s post, we’ll examine the continuing struggle of lawmakers in Nepal to draft … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, International Affairs, Asia
Tagged Bhattarai, constitution, himalayas, Kathmandu, king, maoist, monarchy, Nepal, rana, Yadav
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What’s the Deal With the “End of Welfare Reform As We Know It” in the U.S.?
Hello All! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?”, the blog that shows its employment records before receiving government benefits. Well, it’s election year politics time: Presidential policy edition! In this week’s blog, we’ll discuss political jabs by Republican … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Social Issues, U.S.
Tagged 47%, cash assistance, Clinton, Democrat, election, obama, Republican, Romney, TANF, unemployment, Welfare, welfare reform, work incentives, work requirements
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What’s the Deal With an Agreement in the Sudans?
Hello All! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?” the blog that knows the difference between the development on both sides of the 21st parallel. In this week’s blog we’ll discuss a seemingly positive note in an otherwise tragic … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, colonialism, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged Darfur, Fighting, Heglig, Juba, Khartoum, Negotiations, oil, Omar al-Bashir, Pipeline, Silva Kiir, South Sudan, Sudan
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What’s the Deal With the Anaheim Riots and a ‘Climate of Anger”?
Hello All! Welcome to another edition of “What’s the Deal?”, the blog that doesn’t let its K9 unit loose. In this week’s blog, we’ll discuss the recent shootings of unarmed civilians by police in Anaheim, California this past week and … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Social Issues, U.S.
Tagged Anaheim, criminal justice, law enforcement, minorities, New Orleans, police, protests, racial profiling, shooting
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