Ted Rall's Anti-American Manifesto

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Representative democracy in America has become so distorted that most citizens have opted out and don’t even register to vote. Ted Rall’s suggested cure for the many ills that afflict the United State’s current political system is radically simple: Tear it all down and start over again.

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Soulcycler

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Who could spend three years riding a bicycle completely around the globe without bringing home a wealth of stories. Certainly not Rick Gunn. {play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/9-8-10.mp3{/play} One of the extended high points of his 25,811 mile trip was cycling along the historic silk road through central Asia, which Gunn enjoyed in thRead More...

Rebuilding in Kyrgyzstan

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Of all the international hot spots where disaster assistance workers were needed last summer, Kyrgyzstan didn’t get a lot of attention. But that’s where one local volunteer spent most of July, working on rebuilding after a regime change and a spate of internal ethnic conflict.

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The Costs of Israel’s Wars

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Israeli occupation of The West Bank and Gaza Strip has clearly been a hardship for the Palestinian people there, but activist Dorothy Naor (left) believes it has also inflicted deep costs on Israel as well.

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Nuclear Arms Control

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Nuclear non-proliferation is back on the United States’ diplomatic agenda, but there are some deep differences in how to pursue that goal, both at home and among the nuclear nations.

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Sebastopol’s Enmanji Temple, a cornerstone of the area’s Japanese culture, is the subject of a short documentary film that reveals a key episode in the preservation of the historic structure.

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A single significant act of civil disobedience, one that may have changed the course of American history in the 20th century, is chronicled in the new documentary film, The Most Dangerous Man in America.

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Sylvia Poggioli

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

As NPR’s Chief European Correspondent Sylvia Poggioli has covered momentous events there over the past 25 years. She has also observed some broad changes in the way journalism is conducted.

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Kathy Kelly

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

With the US deeply engaged in two active wars in the Middle East, it’s past time for peace activists to revive their opposition, says Visiting Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly.

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Bruce Robinson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

One little-reported consequence of the war in Iraq has been the displacement of an estimated 2 million former citizens who have fled to neighboring nations or even further. Their story is the subject of Eclipse of the Sunnis, a new book by NPR Mideast correspondent Deborah Amos.

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David Swanson

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

The founding Fathers saw the U.S. Constitution as a dynamic document that would evolve and change over time. Writer and activist David Swanson believes we’re long overdue in getting to work on that.

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Bruce Robinson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Written almost a quarter century ago, Occidental writer Chester Aaron’s novelized account of the Warsaw uprising during World War II is enjoying a second wave of recognition.

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Chester Aaron says that when he wrote Gideon, in 1985, as a book for younger readers, he was motivated by a desire in part Read More...

Contagious Love Experiment

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Two Iraq war veterans turned peace activists are winding down their cross-country bicycle tour with a visit in Santa Rosa today, one of the last stops in what they’ve dubbed their “Contagious Love Experiment.”

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