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Blog Entries by Paul Stoller from 02/2011

Social Upheaval and the Structure of Poverty in Africa

| Posted 02.02.2011 | World
Read More: Egypt, Poverty, Niger, Tunisia, Social Upheaval, HIV/AIDS, Anthropology, Global Poverty, World News

Beyond the speculation on whether social unrest will spread to other nations in the Arab world lies the fact that some 40 percent of the Egyptian population lives on less than two dollars a day.

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Being Intelligent About American Intelligence in the Middle East and Africa

| Posted 02.09.2011 | World
Read More: Egypt, Africa, Middle East, Intelligence Failures, World News

In an era of global complexity in which social and political problems in places like Egypt could have serious ramifications, it would make sense for our most senior officials to listen more closely to those specialists who know the street.

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Celebrating the Old and New Year in the Valley of Longevity

| Posted 02.22.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: New Year's Rituals, Age-Segregation, Society, Wisdom, Aging, Healthy Living News

In our society, people of different generations certainly don't ignore one another, but they seem to increasingly live in different universes.

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Living With Cancer

| Posted 02.24.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: West Africa, Healing, Remission, Cancer, Health, Illness, West Africa Anthropology, Lymphoma, Cancer Remission, West African Healer, Mortality, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Living With Cancer, Anthropology, West Africa Healing, Healthy Living News

When people sometimes suggest that I've "beat" cancer, or that I've put it put it behind me, I never agree. Once you've had cancer, I say to them, its presence never strays far from your awareness.

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