Monthly Archives: February 2006

bm103 Zionism, Liberation, and Oppression

bm103 Zionism, Liberation, and Oppression

February 10, 2006

Growing up in Berlin during Hitler, then moving to British controlled Palestine, witnessing the creation of the Israeli state, Hanna Braun talks about the underlying agenda and the undeniable hypocracy therein. AudioCommunique #103 (mp3) In this show: Edward Said on Finding the Truth The way Arabs are drawn now,...

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Checking in with Brooklynzoo

Checking in with Brooklynzoo

February 9, 2006

If you search the 2004 archives of this here blog, you'll certainly come across the name Torontonienne, or as she would later be introduced into the blogosphere - Brooklynzon. And if you read through those posts from back then, you'll recognize that she and I were fast friends...

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Viva Costa Rica

Viva Costa Rica

February 8, 2006

The random February rain has arrived in Amsterdam. One minute sunny, the next, rainy. Which gives me a good excuse to have some whiskey with my dear Fleur, and to seek out blogs/guests for my upcoming podcast on the Costa Rican elections. There's one thing I love,...

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bm102 Al Lewis and Your Tax Money

bm102 Al Lewis and Your Tax Money

February 7, 2006

My tribute to Grampa Al Lewis, a man who made me more aware of the world around me. In this program I pick apart the US Federal Budget. AudioCommunique #102 (mp3) On the Agenda: Al Lewis Passed Away - A little on him The Budget - Anyone can and should read...

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Watching Todays Students Reminds Me

Watching Todays Students Reminds Me

February 6, 2006

It was January of 2000, and as I looked out the window of the plane, I could no longer see the Alps. For the past few hours I had been staring at them, occasionally looking away to say something to my new friend B. He was also...

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