The head of the Grand Bassa chapter of the Christian Association of the Blind, Robert Kpadoe, is calling for a reduction in the number of political parties participating in elections.
OP-ED: A Reflection on April 6 and Our Role in Maintaining a Just Society
Every country has a time in its history that marks a significant turning point that ushers in liberation or mass chaos. For Liberia, April 6 is one such day.
Liberia’s Oldest Political Party is Fielding the Youngest Candidate
Scores of young people, mostly high school students, have pledged their unflinching support to Foday Faisu, a candidate for representative of Margibi’s third electoral district.
OP-ED: The Struggle for Social Justice and Economic Freedom Lives on after PATEL
Again, the Sirleaf government, through cunning machinations, has bought itself some time from falling under the quantum weight of the triumphant march of the masses of Liberians onto the stage of history. It now shamelessly celebrates its perceived victory over the people’s struggle for economic freedom, thus confirming its anti-democratic credentials.
Book Review: Liberian Democracy Ambushed
Political pundit and writer, Tewroh Wehton Sungbeh, has followed up on his first book, as he published his second this summer. Aptly titled, the name of the book is a forerunner of what to expect in these pages.
Book Review: Political Commentary and Reflections on Liberia
Liberian political commentators are in abundance in this day and age, but few are writing books that Liberians must read.
April 22nd Memorial Group Pays Tribute to Tolbert and Prominent Supporters
On April 12, 1980, just two days before the anniversary of the 1979 rice riots that shook the core of the Tolbert administration, President William R. Tolbert Jr. became the first sitting Chairman of the Organization of African Unity to be deposed by a coup d’etat since Kwame Nkrumah.