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Take Your Eye Off NOLA
Among the issues and research I intend to do this season is New Orleans. In the shadow of the invasion of Gaza, my focus on GMO soy, and the mainstream press dedicating most of their vital resources to what they call an innaugeration celebration, it is easy to look away from a place that... »
Cuban Blogger Crackdown
Part of visiting the US and my homestate of New Jersey, means constant visting friends and quality family time, hence the reduced posting. I did want to point out the issue of the Cuban bloggers and a recent crackdown on their work and collective activities. I’ve noticed reports about this on Global Voices and then... »
Kareem Knows
Blogging can be revolutionary. Personal publishing, this thing that we do, it can be special if we really use it to challenge tired old conventions and power structures and rules about who can talk to who and about what. But that doesn’t mean that all blogging IS revolutionary. Alot of it... »
Working on a Tsunami Followup
Part of reporting and researching the under reported and the issues that involve humans struggling to survive means looking back at events that have led to struggles still taking place today. Which is why recently I’ve been scouring the internets for people reporting about or working in some way with Tsunami recovery. It has been... »
On the Western Side of Africa
Highly recommended reading from two of my favorite people reporting from the continent of Africa. First: My friend Pauline, one of my favorite journalists in the world, has been reporting from Sierra Leone. From the poverty of Freetown to how people view the Special UN court, she communicates some amazing experiences from a place that... »