ctrp402 Learning without Schools

ctrp402 Learning without Schools

December 6, 2011

It is often assumed that in order to be successful and realize your dreams you must go to university. Year after year people of all ages apply to institutions of higher education and go to great lengths to afford the high costs that come with such schools.  Increasingly people...

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The Man Who Spoke for Funny

The Man Who Spoke for Funny

December 2, 2011

Over the last ten years this website and my work has often revolved around those with a compelling story, the under reported actors who seek to somehow change or impact the world.  Those individuals are often writers, activists, journalists, NGO workers in forgotten corners of the world, and sometimes...

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ctrp401 Tackling the Big Issues in Kosovo

ctrp401 Tackling the Big Issues in Kosovo

November 29, 2011

Unrecognized by many countries, unable to secure their borders, a struggling economy in a world already in crisis- the laundry list of problems that Kosovo faces can easily be called daunting.  But in the face of so much adversity there are some exciting things happening and one source of...

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Black Friday – A Day of Resistance

Black Friday – A Day of Resistance

November 25, 2011

Contrary to what the media tells us, Black Friday is not about shopping. The real Black Friday was about resistance, as on May 13, 1960 students in San Francisco stood up to the powerful House SubCommittee on UnAmerican activities which blacklisted and attempted to destroy the lives of countless...

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Remembering a Defiant Old Woman

Remembering a Defiant Old Woman

November 22, 2011

Hanna Braun. In early 2006 this name was recommended to me by an enthusiastic listener who said something to the effect of "you should really interview her." I did some reading and learned a bit about who Hanna Braun was, an stubborn old lady who had grown up in...

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