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Michael Kevane
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Economics professor, Santa Clara University. Political economy of Burkina Faso, Sudan, and Puerto Rico, university governance, and housing issues in San José, CA. Posts here are strictly personal opinion. Also, libraries and reading: www.favl.org .. more

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Proud the FAVL partner in Burkina Faso distributed 1,520 illustrated, locally produced books to 152 students in Maro, Tuy Province. The books cost about $.75 each, so this is about $1200 to produce and distribute. Or $7 per child to get 10 books to read. favl.org/2024/12/02/d...
Distribution de 1,500 livres aux élèves du CEG de Maro
L’association des Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso/ABVBF a distribué gratuitement ce 27 novembre 2024, des livres produits au centre multimédia de Houndé/CMH aux élèves du collège…
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Either Northwestern was not previously providing the care they thought was in the best interest of children or they have agreed to stop providing the best care when faced with extortion. The behavior is shameful and unfit for a university or a medical provider.

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This reporting from from WSJ is must read (gift link). True to form,Trump’s aim with the 28-point plan for Ukraine was to extract profitable deals for US and Russian businesses, not to protect US military interests or alliances. Hegemonic suicide. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
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Like, what exactly were the “prices” they were negotiating/facing?

They could probably have agreed to eliminate a small department and only paid $50m but they took the high road?

Wow Northwestern super conscientious: paid $75m to get an agreement with Trump administration that had no conditions!
Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:

“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”

open.substack.com/pub/executiv...

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HE IS ABOUT TO GO TO WAR WITH VENEZUELA FOR IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA AND NOW HE PARDONS A DRUG KINGPIN CONVICTED IN 2024 OF IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA

WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university

Full statement from NU below:

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Trump is ordering (and US military is carrying out)

*Cold-blooded Murder*

Reading locally produced books… very popular in Burkina Faso
Reading locally produced books… very popular in Burkina Faso
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Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization

Animation d’une séance de lecture à la bibliothèque de Boni

Dans le cadre des activités d’animations dans les bibliothèques, l’animateur de ABVBF (Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso), a effectué le 12 novembre 2025 une sortie à la bibliothèque de Boni. Parti dans le but d’animer la…
Animation d’une séance de lecture à la bibliothèque de Boni
Dans le cadre des activités d’animations dans les bibliothèques, l’animateur de ABVBF (Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso), a effectué le 12 novembre 2025 une sortie à la bibliothèque de Boni. Parti dans le but d’animer la bibliothèque mobile à l’école A de Bansié, l’activité a été reportée pour raison de rencontre des enseignants dans cette école. L’animateur et le gérant ont donc changé de programme et recevoir des élèves à la bibliothèque.
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Photo from Dohoun library in Burkina Faso

Librarian read one of the FAVL photo books about washing hands to a group of primary students.
Photo from Dohoun library in Burkina Faso
Librarian read one of the FAVL photo books about washing hands to a group of primary students.
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BTW, any story about a possible Northwestern capitulation should include this detail (screenshot is from the oped linked below)

Préparatifs de l’équipe de ABVBF pour la FILO 2025

L’équipe de l’association des Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso/ABVBF, très expérimentée dans la promotion du livre et de la bibliothèque, ne veut pas se faire compter la 18ème édition de la Foire Internationale du Livre de…
Préparatifs de l’équipe de ABVBF pour la FILO 2025
L’équipe de l’association des Amis des Bibliothèques de Villages du Burkina Faso/ABVBF, très expérimentée dans la promotion du livre et de la bibliothèque, ne veut pas se faire compter la 18ème édition de la Foire Internationale du Livre de Ouagadougou/FILO 2025. Pour ce faire, elle met les bouchées doubles pour répondre présente. En plus de partager son expérience, l’équipe compte faire une exposition vente des livres produits au centre multimédia de Houndé.
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Nyariga Community Library daily activities: The new library in Upper East, Ghana, is up and running!
Nyariga Community Library daily activities: The new library in Upper East, Ghana, is up and running!
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Night activities at Gowrie-Kunkua Community Library, Ghana
Night activities at Gowrie-Kunkua Community Library, Ghana
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Night reading and studying at Sumbrungu Community Library
Night reading and studying at Sumbrungu Community Library
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Une semaine à la bibliothèque de Koho

L’assistante chargée de programme, Yamboué Hagnilé, a passé la semaine du 11 au 15 novembre 2025 à la bibliothèque communautaire de Koho dans la commune de Houndé. Au cours de cette semaine, elle a mené plusieurs activités avec les usagers. Parmi ces…
Une semaine à la bibliothèque de Koho
L’assistante chargée de programme, Yamboué Hagnilé, a passé la semaine du 11 au 15 novembre 2025 à la bibliothèque communautaire de Koho dans la commune de Houndé. Au cours de cette semaine, elle a mené plusieurs activités avec les usagers. Parmi ces activités, on note : la lecture guidée suivie de questions de compréhension, la lecture libre, la lecture par tutorat, des séances de jeux éducatifs, de mots croisés, de jeux d’alphabet, des séances de…
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Nyariga Community Library in Ghana

FAVL partner CESRUD, led by former Chief Municipal Executive of Bolgatanga Honorable Rex Asanga, inaugurated the library and reading room in Nyariga, Upper East, last week. Thanks to the generous donors!
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Nyariga Community Library in Ghana
FAVL partner CESRUD, led by former Chief Municipal Executive of Bolgatanga Honorable Rex Asanga, inaugurated the library and reading room in Nyariga, Upper East, last week. Thanks to the generous donors!
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Sensibilisation des élèves du lycée et CEG sur la fréquentation du Centre de Lecture et d’Étude de Béréba

Inauguré le 25 octobre 2025, le Centre de Mecture et d’Étude de Béréba (CLEB) se veut un espace de renforcement des capacités intellectuelles, de lecture et de réussite pour les filles et fils…
Sensibilisation des élèves du lycée et CEG sur la fréquentation du Centre de Lecture et d’Étude de Béréba
Inauguré le 25 octobre 2025, le Centre de Mecture et d’Étude de Béréba (CLEB) se veut un espace de renforcement des capacités intellectuelles, de lecture et de réussite pour les filles et fils de la commune de Béréba. Pour réussir ce pari, l’animateur de ABVBF Boué Alidou a effectué une visite le 13 novembre 2025, au centre de lecture et d’étude de Béréba (CLEB).
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Lindsey Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney invalid and dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. Screenshot from order in the latter below:

Nyariga Community Library signage

The library is now open for readers... thanks to a generous donor family, and a community that wanted to give young people the opportunity to read more. We look forward to expanding the collection of books and services.
Nyariga Community Library signage
The library is now open for readers... thanks to a generous donor family, and a community that wanted to give young people the opportunity to read more. We look forward to expanding the collection of books and services.
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New @nberpubs: "Tracking the Short-Run Price Impact of U.S. Tariffs" www.nber.org/papers/w34496
"Our results show that tariff costs were gradually but steadily transmitted to U.S. consumers, with additional spillovers to domestic goods."

Uh, Peter Singer…

Let’s teach Levitt abortion and crime, how shall the complaint be dealt with?

Let’s imagine a Spanish lit prof is teaching Tres Tristes Tigres and has to explain that maybe Cabrera Infante is making fun of negritude movement?

If a billionaire told me they wanted to rewrite academic freedom policy I’d be like ok let’s imagine a student complains about a SE Asia history class that examines human right violations during the war that defeated Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka…