By John Perkins.Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow.“The New Confessions” delves into the sinister expansion of power by economic hit men and jackals, revealing their impact in the United States and globally. It’s a striking, courageous book that sheds light on current crises and provides strategies to confront them. John Perkins […]
BY Jill Abramson. Review Alagi Yorro Jallow ‧ Fatoumatta: I highly recommend this book to all Gambian journalists and media practitioners. Highly readable textbook with essential topics, in-depth reporting, endlessly fascinating anecdotes, and vivid writings. Ms.Jill Abramson, the first female editor-in-chief of the New York Times in 100 years, was […]
By Alagi Yorro Jallow (Published November 8, 2023) “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty,” authored by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, is a compendium of historical facts and figures synthesized with developmental economic analysis that crossed centuries to answer the question: Why Nations fail boldly? The […]
Every so often, as a reader and a writer, you come across a writer whose work is so breathtakingly relatable that you are genuinely scared that there is someone out there who thinks like you and sees life through the same lens as you. You will agree with almost everything […]