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Iss1/Ch4 If you liked the 2017 worldwide refugee crisis, you’ll love the complete desertification of the Sahel
When it comes to climate change, mainstream economists and climate scientists couldn’t be more different. How can mainstream economists predict small dents to the economy when climate scientists see existential threats to civilization itself? Perhaps Sahelian desertification and climate change can only be solved if we stop listening to mainstream economists. Conclusion to Issue 1
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Iss1/B3 Does Anyone Here Love Ahmaduo Ahidjo? Anyone?
Why did Ahidjo suddenly resign in 1982 at the height of his power? How did Paul Biya wrest power from a seemingly all-powerful Ahidjo? Chris and Charley explore the mystery of Cameroon’s 1983 succession. Subscriber link to bonus chapter: https://www.finitemag.org/2025/04/ahmaduo-ahidjo-paul-biya-cameroon-dictator-transfer-of-power/ Not a subscriber? Subscribe here: https://www.finitemag.org/shop/
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Iss1/B2 How to Become a Dictator (a Friend was Asking)
Chris and Charley cover the darkly fascinating cloak-and-dagger story of Ahidjo’s rise to power – with help from the French, of course. Subscriber link to bonus chapter: https://www.finitemag.org/2025/04/rise-of-ahmaduo-ahidjo-dictator-cameroon-france-neocolonialism/ Not a subscriber? Subscribe here: https://www.finitemag.org/shop/
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Iss1/Ch3 How Many Cameroonians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? Trick Question: IMF Shut Off the Electricity
Chris and Charlie discuss the global scandal of debt and structural adjustments, how it came to Cameroon and contributed to poverty, underdevelopment, and desertification. Then, they compare IMF structural adjustments to a proven anti-desertification model: how the American New Deal beat the Dust Bowl. To end, they discuss the dire situation of rural Cameroonians, and…
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Iss1/B1 Cameroon’s Independence Movement: in which the French Send People to the Hospital for Waving a UN Flag
Chris and Charley relate the gripping story of the Cameroonian Independence Movement 1945-1957, covering parts we didn’t have time for in Chapter 2. Subscriber link to bonus chapter: https://www.finitemag.org/2025/03/cameroon-independence-upc-france-um-nyobe-ahmaduo-ahidjo-pierre-messmer/ Not a subscriber? Subscribe here: https://www.finitemag.org/shop/
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Iss1/B3 Does Anyone Here Love Ahmaduo Ahidjo? Anyone?
Bonus: Why did Ahidjo suddenly resign in 1982 at the height of his power? How did Paul Biya wrest power from a seemingly all-powerful Ahidjo? The mystery of Cameroon’s 1983 succession.
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Iss1/B2 How to Become a Dictator (a Friend was Asking)
Bonus: The darkly fascinating cloak-and-dagger story of Ahidjo’s rise to power – with help from the French, of course.
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Iss1/Ch2 Independence* Day
Chris and Charley discuss the incredible story of how Cameroon’s independence movement took on the French Empire and almost won. Then, they trace the sad story of how the French fought back, installed a dictator, and continue to exploit an “independent” Cameroon. Both agree that with France’s dark influence from independence to today, it is…
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Iss1/Ch3 How Many Cameroonians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? Trick Question: IMF Shut Off the Electricity
The global scandal of debt and structural adjustments, how it came to Cameroon and contributed to poverty, underdevelopment, and desertification. Then, a proven anti-desertification model: how the American New Deal beat the Dust Bowl. Finally, the dire situation of rural Cameroonians.
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Iss1/B1 Cameroon’s Independence Movement: in which the French Send People to the Hospital for Waving a UN Flag
Bonus: The gripping story of Cameroon’s independence movement, 1945-1957