Writer and historian Amitav Ghosh writes about the Opium Wars of the later part of the 1800's, a time where not unlike today, the western world had wracked up a great trade deficit with China. And also just like today, the dominant discourse that was proselytized like the answer to all...
Part of coming to Portugal and visiting my grandparents means taking them to a supermarket. With my help they can pick up all the supplies they need to last them a month or more, that way they don't have to ask help from friends or neighbors. Living in a tiny...
Over the weekend, while Max and Stacy were over for soup and podcasting, I popped in Shafiur's documentary about the garment workers of Bangladesh. Probably should have said this earlier but it is a very good film, with excellent information and images mixed with testimony that are VERY...
