Monthly Archives: November 2008

bm287 4 Decades of Conflict in Mindanao

bm287 4 Decades of Conflict in Mindanao

November 26, 2008

40 years of war in Mindanao rarely makes it to the front pages of the international press. Yet according to Edwin Espejo, more attention in the international would do alot towards ending this long and destructive conflict. As my guest in this edition of citizenreporter, Edwin explains a bit...

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Chomsky Breaks it Down

Chomsky Breaks it Down

November 25, 2008

Production schedule is still not back on track, but close. Thursday the topic will be Philippines and the war in Mindanao with a correspondant there. More details and research can be discussed this week as well. But for now I'll do another recommendation, Monday's edition of DemocracyNow featured Noam Chomsky...

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Story Core Time

Story Core Time

November 20, 2008

Unfortunately my macbookp is in the shop getting some minor battery issue looked at, in hopes of avoiding larger problems later.  This means podcasting and vlogging are delayed and ye olde powerbook overheats and shuts down periodically. But using my old computer also led me to go looking around for...

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Health Consumers of Europa

Health Consumers of Europa

November 17, 2008

Currently flipping through the European Health Consumer Index for 2008, which seems to rate nations (in Europe) based on how well the health system treats patients and how empowered patients are. Though as I flip through it, they frequently point out they are not trying to claim to know...

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bm286 Robert Swan, Clean Energy and Antarctica

bm286 Robert Swan, Clean Energy and Antarctica

November 16, 2008

Robert Swan is a unique individual on a global mission that has inspired young people around the world. His mission is to educate the world's youth about what is taking place as result of global warming in Antarctica.  He's the first person to have ever walked to the north...

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