Monthly Archives: March 2009

On Route to Re:publica09

On Route to Re:publica09

March 31, 2009

I'm on my way to Re:publica 09 in Berlin! Haven't had a chance to sit down and just think for many days and well.. the travels continue for the next few weeks. Still, I wanted to take the opportunity to mention that I'm speaking giving a workshop on thursday...

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bmtv99 GDP and Public Debt

March 26, 2009

I don't claim to be an economist. I don't claim to be able to tell you with 100% certainty and a completely fool-proof explanation of what is wrong with the global economic system.  But, I will claim to be able to see signs when they are in front of...

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Killing Fields Survivor

Killing Fields Survivor

March 23, 2009

As I type this entry I'm listening again to a recent episode of CBC radio's The Current podcast.  It is a profoundly sad and important interview with a Cambodian man (now living in Canada) who survived 4 years in the killing fields during the Khmer Rouge regime. There are...

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bm298 Imprisoned, Persecuted, and On the Air

bm298 Imprisoned, Persecuted, and On the Air

March 19, 2009

Tucked away somewhere in the labyrinth of streets on the Asia side of Istanbul, you'd think you were walking into someone's house until you notice that each room in this apartment is part of this modest radio station. Sitting in a sun room with windows overlooking this section of...

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5th World Water Forum

5th World Water Forum

March 17, 2009

Not the sexiest topic for the mass media to cover, but over in a city I like very much - Istanbul - the 5th World Water Forum is taking place.  Essentially a meeting about addressing the state and future of the planet's water, this is supposed to be the...

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