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
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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
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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 oppres
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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 disgusti
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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 seri
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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
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Lots of you will remember the documentary film "Supersize Me" directed by Morgan Spurlock. After seeing that film all those years ago, I became an admirer of Spurlock's work and a frequent reader of
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Friends International is a very unique organization doing some very revolutionary work in an often overlooked part of the world with the most overlooked people on this planet- street children. While i
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Many visitors to this site and readers of this blog are no doubt listeners or watchers of democracy now, perhaps the most important 60 min of audio one can consult in the average day. Well last frid
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