How The IMF Turned Ukraine Into Europe’s Colonial-struck ‘Liberia’

“Although Liberia has one of the weakest economies in the world, it lags only slightly behind Ukraine with respect to a number of macroeconomic parameters,” and Forbes supported its argument with some anemic statistics (failing however to mention that Liberia’s 85 percent unemployment rate is far worse than Ukraine’s, even today).

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Condoleezza Rice

Earlier this month while delivering a public lecture in Kiev, “The Challenges of an Ever-Changing World,” former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an inspiring remark for anyone who might have been thinking that life in Ukraine was bad: “You should go to Liberia where the standard of living is much lower, and then you will be

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Rice Joins Dropbox Board, Sparks Online Protests

Condoleezza Rice seems an odd choice for Dropbox, a company whose future success depends upon its users believing their data is secure and safe from prying eyes.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Condoleezza Rice

Few people evoke a visceral reaction as intense as the former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The mere mention of her name has led to screaming matches, vigorous debates and unsolicited condemnation. An example of this is the recent uproar online over Rice joining the board of directors for San Francisco-based Dropbox. Dropbox is a

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Students And Faculty Reject Idea Of Bush-Era War Criminal As Honoree

Outrage at Rutgers University grows over plan to have disgraced Bush official Condoleezza Rice receive honory degree, give commencement

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
Condoleezza Rice

As individual professors called her a "war criminal" whose mere presence would tarnish the school's reputation, the body that represents the interests and concerns of faculty members at Rutgers University in New Jersey is slamming the administration's decision to invite Condoleezza Rice to give this year's commencement address and receive an

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