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bm280 On the Ground in Haiti
3 storms have left the poorest nation in the western hemisphere in an even greater humanitarian crisis. Several years after his first appearance on this podcast, Tarak joins me from Haiti to explain the situation on the ground there, what needs to be done and what factors have shaped the reality there. Topics covered: The present... »
The Super Rich vs The Super Poor in the US
Normally I prefer to NOT talk about the US elections. I’m not very impressed or excited by the actions and promises of either candidate of the 2 parties that share control of the country. Sure Obama says things I like better than the things that McCain says. But that doesn’t automatically mean I’m satisfied... »
Quality Media from India
There are few projects on the internet, that make me stand up and say – see.. this is what videoblogging is for! And while I’ve mentioned this particular one before, as I watched their latest video I was once again reminded of how great they are. The project is called Swajana, a videoblog which started... »
Wealth Pyramid
Sometime around the spring of 1999, I stepped into my first day of a class that would change my life forever. It was African-American politics at William Paterson U, and in walked a polite and mild mannered man who would later become one of my most valued friends and mentors. In my... »
bmtv52 Robbing the Poor to Feed the Rich
This brief entry was roughly recorded during my day in Quarteira, Algarve. As I walked through a famous street market, where indeed lots of bootleg merch is sold, all of a sudden dozens of police run in, many in full riot gear brandishing shotguns and automatic weapons. It was an string operation against the... »