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...husband have embraced. In the poorest countries, every day is as deadly as a hurricane. Malaria kills two African children a minute, round the clock. In that minute a woman dies from complications during pregnancy, nine people get infected with HIV, three people die of TB. A vast host of aid workers and agencies and national governments and international organizations have struggled for years to get ahead of the problem but often fell behind. The task was too big, too complicated. There was no one in charge, no consensus about what to do first and never enough money...
...convenient fiction that American history starts with Columbus. In 1491, Mann tells the story of a lost world of vast, glittering, wealthy cities, sophisticated cultures and an agricultural economy built without the aid of horses or, largely, the wheel--all destroyed by the epidemics initiated by contact with Europe. The Indians whom the Pilgrims encountered were only the last survivors, refugees from a civilization that had already collapsed...
...convenient fiction that American history starts with Columbus. In 1491 Mann tells the story of a lost world of vast, glittering cities, sophisticated cultures, and an agricultural economy built without the aid of horses or, largely, the wheel?all destroyed by the epidemics initiated by contact with European explorers. The Indians the Pilgrims encountered were merely the last survivors, refugees from a civilization that had already collapsed. "Think of the fruitful impact on Europe and its descendants from contacting Asia," Mann instructs us. "Imagine the effect on these places and people from a second Asia. Along with the unparalleled loss...
...frequently heard emanating from Harvard’s north-western annex is that of event deprivation. This particular qualm is not without foundation—most things that happen at Harvard happen in the Yard or by the river. But there’s a rather simple explanation: the vast majority of Harvard students happen to live in the Yard or by the river, and it really only makes sense to hold events where most people live. What’s more, when attempts are made to shift certain facets of student life to the Quad, the result is often...
...took “Counting People”), it is amazing what diversity in furry animals and mythological characters these respected, committed journalists are able to represent. A Fox? A Bee? An Owl? ‘Tis a veritable menagerie! Some plebeians in various other campus publications, and the vast majority of the plebeians with whom I chat, have derided “Scene” on the basis of its socioeconomic exclusivity. “Such haughtiness!” they cry, and point triumphantly to the magazine’s grammatical errors and pixilated photographs...