Many of you know I've lived outside the United States since late 2001. If I were trying to seem poetic or sentimental I would mention that it was 2 months after 9/11. Or I would bring up the extreme difficulty and hostility I experienced trying to do research as...
On June 28th 1969 NYC police raided the Stonewall Inn. That night police arrested and beat numerous people, especially transgendered and gender non-conformist people. Outraged and tired of the oppression, people from the community gathered outside the Inn while the people inside tried to barricade themselves, and eventually a...
This is pride month and I realize I'm yet to do anything related to LGBT rights and focus on related situations worldwide. Actually I'm surprised to not yet have heard reports of violent and disgusting attacks on participants at Gay Pride festivals throughout Eastern Europe. Seems as though every...
While many officials might be congratulating themselves for having handled the spread of HIV-AIDS in Thailand, an under reported resurgence is taking place. My guest for this podcast, part of my series on Thailand and Cambodia, is Mai of Teen Path Thailand. Together we talk about the situation for...
I'll start the week by pointing you to a very excellent edition of On the Media, one of my absolute required-listening podcasts each week - Journalism with Chinese Characteristics. And the subtext of the post reads as follows: There is real investigative reporting in China, it’s just not done under...
