Why are Ethiopians Starving Again in 2011?
Alemayehu G. Mariam On December 21, 1987, Time Magazine on its cover page… (more)
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Starve the Beast, Feed the People
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Americans fed up with uncontrolled deficit government spending are often heard invoking a familiar battle cry:… (more)
Ethiopia’s regime and the weaponization of famine
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: On June 16, 2008, I published a special commentary (reproduced below in its original form)… (more)
Ethiopia: VOA is Not VOZ!
Alemayehu G. Mariam VOA is the Voice of America. It is emphatically not the VOZ (Voice of Zenawi) or anyone… (more)
Ethiopia: Dictator With a Conscience?
Alemayehu G. Mariam Ethiopia, Famine and the Oxford Dictionary Oxymorons (figures of speech that combine contradictory terms) can sometimes provide… (more)
Voice of America: Do Not Censor the Voiceless!
Alemayehu G. Mariam The record will show that I have been an unapologetic defender of the Voice of America. A… (more)