Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Part of having a podcast/vlog/blog about under reported issues and global concerns, means that the good people around the world send me emails and comments asking that I look into certain issues. It is nothing short of an honor that people look to me for any such work, in many ways saying –... »
Tags: deathpenalty, foster, humanrights, justice, texas, US
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Ryanne and her partner Jay have made it their goal to spread the word of videoblogging around the world. Lately that quest has taken them to India, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. In this program I take some time to talk to Ryanne about the journey and how she see’s the state of video... »
Tags: asia, cambodia, india, ryannehodson, thailand, US, vietnam, vlogging
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
This is not the anniversary of a tragedy. This is the 2 year anniversary of the day the world saw and thousands of people felt the effects of a deliberate neglect, mismanagement, and sabatage of an entire region and the city at the heart of it. A campaign that continues, as does the... »
Tags: corruption, crimesagainsthumanity, federalflood, katrina, nola, US
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Last week I talked about the rainbow families rescue work that Rob was involved in throughout the United States. Today I thought of him as I listened to RFI reporting about how extremely terrible the forest fires in Greece have now become. Photos of the earth published by NASA show just... »
Tags: fires, france, germany, greece, history, internationalcoorperation, portugal, rescue, romania, russia, UK, US
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
I read a recent report from the AP that Venezuela gives more money to Latin American countries than the United States. An interesting fact, if it proves true.
Through direct investment, aid, and grant programs, Hugo Chavez’s government has offered 8.8 billion dollars for development and infrastructure to countries like Bolivia and Nicaragua.
Of course... »
Tags: chaves, development, history, investment, latinamerica, US, venezuela
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