Monthly Archives: September 2017

What lessons can Hurricane Harvey teach us?

Posted on September 28, 2017 by ipg4max

Harvey was definitely not the first hurricane to cause devastation on American soil. Indeed, Harvey follows several such major storms that caused billions of dollars in damages including Katrina (2005), Sandy (2012), Ike (2008), Wilma (2005) and Andrew (1992). Hurricanes … Continue reading →

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WWII Nazi Germany and White Supremacy in America: Father and Son?

Posted on September 21, 2017 by ipg4max

The recent act of white-supremacy terrorism in Charlottesville and the Nazi flag I saw on TV carried by many of the Charlottesville marchers prompted me—or rather, terrified me—into contemplating the similarities between the German Nazi party and American white supremacism. … Continue reading →

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After Cairo 2050: The Spatial Politics of Regime Security in Umm Al-Dunya

Posted on September 14, 2017 by ipg4max

The popular mobilization that brought the resignation of Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, on February 11, 2011, injected new hope among many of that state’s citizens, especially those in its sprawling capital, Cairo. While many believed Mubarak’s removal would result in … Continue reading →

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Academic Freedom and Shared Governance: Does one protect the other?

Posted on September 7, 2017 by ipg4max

In 2004, Delaware State University President Allen Sessoms suspended and initiated dismissal proceedings against Wendell Gorum, a tenured professor in the Mass Communications Department.  During a routine audit the university registrar had discovered that Gorum, “without the professor-of-record’s permission, had … Continue reading →

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