Zachary Shtogren
Recent Activity
Africa Weans Itself Off Altruism
One side effect of the financial crisis is that developed countries have slashed their aid budgets for the Global South. This may not be a bad thing for some African states. Dambisa Moyo watches a continent rise.
July 9, 2009, 12:43 PM
Whatever Happened to Revolution in Iran?
Apparently, the Mousavi camp has been waiting for the Itikaf holiday and a giant sandstorm to make their next move. Reza Aslan tells us to keeping watching Tehran.
July 8, 2009, 12:06 PM
The Bumpy Road to Mainstream Atheism
The secularists are stepping out of the wilderness into the blinding light of more or less mainstream America. But a few items have yet to be achieved. Katrina vanden Heuvel blogs.
July 7, 2009, 11:24 AM
Obama's foray to the Slavic motherland could produce an arms reduction deal, but a multi-racial, uber-intelligent, change-making president doesn't quite translate to the Russian psyche. Michael Idov reports.
July 6, 2009, 11:28 AM
Making this whole digital age thing work for media has been high on the agenda at the Aspen Ideas Festival this year. One thing is for sure: all content has a price. The Times blogs.
July 2, 2009, 10:17 AM
Zach Shtogren has worked as a translator at PEN and as a journalist for the now-defunct Catalonia Today and BCN Week. Zach has also worked as an environmental educator in the Peace Corps, taught New York school children urban ecology, and managed the Grand Canyon National Park's greenhouse and nursery. He is also a former Big Think editor. He graduated with a degree in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
