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The Silence of Amhara (Ethiopian) Intellectuals: A Call for Moral and Scholarly Responsibility Girma Berhanu (Professor) Abstract Despite ongoing atrocities and systemic persecution targeting the Amhara people in Ethiopia, the intellectual...

Don’t be Slaves to Fear I’m told the Abiy regime is increasing the pressure, making more threats to activists and ordinary folks alike. Don’t give in. Jeff Pearce  The regime wants you to freeze, it wants you to cower. You are...

The Detrimental Impact of Ethnic Federalism on Ethiopia Girma Berhanu (Professor) Ethiopia represents a compelling case study in the implementation and consequences of ethnic federalism – a concept that sounds good in as much as “it empowers...

A Nation Held Hostage by a Psychopath on the Throne   Girma Berhanu (Professor)   Introduction As recently reported, several prominent Oromo politicians have come forward to denounce the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, accusing him of...

– This is not the behavior of a true intellectual. ↵ Dr. Abebe Goshu Semahagn, @SemahagnAbebe, a man who prides himself on being an intellectual and political analyst. But behind the credentials lies a pattern of dishonesty and obsession....

How American Journalism Sells a Phony Dream to Young Professionals JEFF PEARCE New York City in the 1980s I’m tunneling these days through Graydon Carter’s memoir, When the Going Was Good. If you...

Dividing the Red Sea Amongst Many There’s more at stake for the international trading community — and regional states — than just skirmishing with Yemen. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are indirectly at war with each other, and, with Israel,...

Betting on the American courts to rein Trump in will be a disaster, and the real ugly fight is on the horizon JEFF PEARCE Trump doesn’t care what the courts decide. And he’s counting on the naïve and the...