Hurdles and high hopes on the way to Kurdistan’s historic referendum
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN With the Kurdistan referendum in the Kurdish region of Iraq quickly approaching, many of the processes set in motion years ago, even decades or 100 years […]
Tag Archives: neo-colonialism
When people say “instability in Middle East” it is a form of Orientalism and neo-colonialism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN At the recent J Street conference Bernie Sanders said that the Iraq war “created a cascade of instability around the region that we are still dealing […]
Don’t buy into the neo-feudalism of ‘only the educated should vote’
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘Democracy is other people, and the ignorance of the many has long galled the few, especially the few who consider themselves intellectuals,’ writes Caleb Crain in The […]
The way we are taught to give charity reinforces racism and privilege
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I watched a video about an “inventive” new display encouraging people to give charity. It showed someone swiping a credit card over a video display and […]
Are NGOs a form of neo-colonialism?
Neo-colonialism and the failure of NGO culture By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 04/16/2013 21:41 In mid-April Russian President Vladimir Putin accused NGOs in Russia of receiving $1 billion in foreign funding. This […]
