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Category: Global Politics

The Hidden Cost of AI: How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis
Anthropology, anthropoogy & technology, Global Culture

The Hidden Cost of AI: How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis

Written by Sharon Kumar Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of modern society, revolutionizing industries, enhancing daily … Continue reading The Hidden Cost of AI: How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis

How Technology Shapes How We Move, Speak, and Think
Anthropology, anthropoogy & technology, Global Culture

How Technology Shapes How We Move, Speak, and Think

Written by Vanessa Chang Introduction The influential computer scientist Mark Weiser once wrote that “a good tool is an invisible … Continue reading How Technology Shapes How We Move, Speak, and Think

New African Union Executive Chairperson challenges member states
Anthropology, Global Anthropology, Global Politics

New African Union Executive Chairperson challenges member states

by Jehron Muhammad This year, during the African Union’s annual summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders elected the … Continue reading New African Union Executive Chairperson challenges member states

Political Collapse: Lessons From Fallen Empires –  Part Two
Anthropology, Global Culture, Global Politics, Politics

Political Collapse: Lessons From Fallen Empires – Part Two

Written by Richard E. Blanton Was Western Political History Really Unique? Armed with a new theory, good governance measures to … Continue reading Political Collapse: Lessons From Fallen Empires – Part Two

Africa Day and the history of the Pan African anti-imperialist movement
African Diaspora Anthropology, Global Anthropology, Global Politics

Africa Day and the history of the Pan African anti-imperialist movement

Written by Jehron Muhammad May 25th 2025, Africa and its diaspora paid tribute to those heroes, past and present, whose … Continue reading Africa Day and the history of the Pan African anti-imperialist movement

Rethinking Rank and Privilege in Human Societies
Anthropology, Global Culture

Rethinking Rank and Privilege in Human Societies

Written by Carole Crumley By applying a concept widely used in mathematics and computer science, Carole Crumley has radically changed … Continue reading Rethinking Rank and Privilege in Human Societies

The Sacred Jurema
Global Anthropology, Latin and Caribbean Anthropology

The Sacred Jurema

Written and created by Priscilla Telmon, Vincent Moon, Adrien Goua The acacia can be found all over the world, but … Continue reading The Sacred Jurema

The Value of Pan-Africanism
African Diaspora Anthropology, Anthropology, Global Culture

The Value of Pan-Africanism

Written by Adeoluwa Chukwu During an age where the flame of Pan-Africanism has been severely dimmed by the wave of … Continue reading The Value of Pan-Africanism

Africa’s contribution to World War II
African American Anthropology, Anthropology, Global Anthropology

Africa’s contribution to World War II

Written by Jehron Muhammad Right before the release of Tyler Perry’s film, “The Six Triple Eight,” staring Kerry Washington, about … Continue reading Africa’s contribution to World War II

Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach (con’t)
Anthropology, Economics, Global Economics

Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach (con’t)

Written by Keith Hart National capitalism starts unravelling in the 1970s In the early 1970s, the United States’ losing war … Continue reading Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach (con’t)

Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach
Anthropology, Economics, Global Economics

Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach

Written by Keith Hart [Summary: The two centuries since the industrial revolution are a blink of the eye of world … Continue reading Money’s penetration into social life: a historical approach

Cultural sources of a liberal revolution in Africa
Anthropology, Global Culture

Cultural sources of a liberal revolution in Africa

Written by Keith Hart The classical liberal revolutions were sustained by three ideas: that freedomand economic progress require increased movement … Continue reading Cultural sources of a liberal revolution in Africa

The second American revolution? (con’t)
Anthropology, Global Economics

The second American revolution? (con’t)

Written by Keith Hart CLR James and the idea of an African revolution Events in Tunisia and Egypt have brought … Continue reading The second American revolution? (con’t)

The second American revolution?
Anthropology, Global Politics

The second American revolution?

Written by Keith Hart Saul Wainwright commented on the previous post in this series, CLR Jamesand the idea of an … Continue reading The second American revolution?

Africa mired with debt it can never repay
Anthropology, Global Economics

Africa mired with debt it can never repay

Written by Jehron Muhammad After slavery, African descendants were forced into sharecropping. Small country merchants took the place of plantation … Continue reading Africa mired with debt it can never repay

Sudan: cessation of war appears long way off
Anthropology, Global Politics

Sudan: cessation of war appears long way off

Written by Jehron Muhammad “If this war (in Sudan) last for several years… the country that we knew as Sudan, … Continue reading Sudan: cessation of war appears long way off

Africa’s Place in Global Diplomacy…
Anthropology, Global Politics

Africa’s Place in Global Diplomacy…

Written by Jehron Muhammad (RE: Africa’s Place in Global Diplomacy defined by Colonial and Post-Colonial History) Africa’s placement in global … Continue reading Africa’s Place in Global Diplomacy…

Civilians caught in the middle of Sudan conflict
Anthropology, Global Politics

Civilians caught in the middle of Sudan conflict

Written by Jerhron Muhammad Recent Sudanese history paints the current conflict waging between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the … Continue reading Civilians caught in the middle of Sudan conflict

Austerity: An Economy of Words? Pt. 2
Anthropology, Global Economics

Austerity: An Economy of Words? Pt. 2

Written by Keith Hart The originality of Keynes Commerce waxed and waned throughout the agrarian era, until the market became … Continue reading Austerity: An Economy of Words? Pt. 2

Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1
Anthropology, Global Economics

Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1

By Keith Hart This essay starts with a personal account of the near starvation of Europe after the Second World … Continue reading Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1

Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg
Anthropology, Global Politics

Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg

The Future Sudan Campaign reviewed the published details of the signing of the so-called framework agreement between General Abdel Fattah … Continue reading Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg

<strong>Sudan’s political and leadership turmoil continues by Jehron Muhammad</strong>
Global Politics

Sudan’s political and leadership turmoil continues by Jehron Muhammad

Understanding Sudanese politics is like a long-distance relationship. You never fully appreciate the relationship until you are living with the … Continue reading Sudan’s political and leadership turmoil continues by Jehron Muhammad

SPECIAL EDITION: The Wages of War
Global Politics

SPECIAL EDITION: The Wages of War

Unlike any other war the United States ever took part in, the Vietnam War was a major turning point. It … Continue reading SPECIAL EDITION: The Wages of War

Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising by Jehron Muhammad
Global Politics

Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising by Jehron Muhammad

Anti-military coup, pro-democracy marches occurring in Sudan with growing numbers and increasing frequency since October show there is a renewed, … Continue reading Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising by Jehron Muhammad

Africa 2021: Perplexing, horrendous, dramatic and inspiring by Jehron Muhammad
Global Politics

Africa 2021: Perplexing, horrendous, dramatic and inspiring by Jehron Muhammad

Africa’s year 2021 was perplexing, horrendous, dramatic but also inspirational. It can be summed in the “two-ness” of the sojourn … Continue reading Africa 2021: Perplexing, horrendous, dramatic and inspiring by Jehron Muhammad

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