I promise this is the last post about celebrations here in Amsterdam. But considering the scale and unavoidable appeal, here's my official post about Queen's Day '07. (cross posted from my sister blo
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I promise this is the last post about celebrations here in Amsterdam. But considering the scale and unavoidable appeal, here's my official post about Queen's Day '07. (cross posted from my sister blo
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Normally I try to provide yee good readers with the occasional story/first hand account of what is happenning in this city of Amsterdam which I so love.
But today, on the eve of the biggest natio
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Just over a year ago, Michelle Bachelet was elected the first female president of Chile. A moderate socialist, there were high expectations about social programs and a more progressive Chilé. Howev
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Seriously I never liked him and I don't buy into the whole whitewash the US media gives the story of Russia's "democratic revolution." Plus I doubly hated how it was taught in US high school... those
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Click To Play It's the 33rd anniversary of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution. It was and still is, the single most inspiring moment in history. (for me) This vlog will explai
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With the population of the world being as big as it is, I realize evaluating people for jobs, prizes, relationships, you-name-it; there is less time to spend on each person.
That said, I still hate
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Media coverage of the French elections has spiraled into the typical who looks tougher who will lose reporting, as is the norm for mainstream media today. But there are real policies that will harm o
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Speaking with Sijeka in London recently, for an upcoming podcast on the French elections, she mentioned opendemocracy.net. I was invited to write an entry for their blog "The Democratic Image". And
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