Why are Ethiopians Starving Again in 2011?
Alemayehu G. Mariam On December 21, 1987, Time Magazine on its cover page… (more)
Meles Zenawi famine
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’s “Silently” Creeping Famine
By Alemayehu G. Mariam “Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive,” said Sir Walter… (more)