CNN piece in Panama
October 14, 2009 by admin
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Welcome to my Blog and Comment Section. Please feel free to leave comments and questions here. Although I’m new to blogging, I eagerly look forward to your responses and will comment back as quickly as possible. Thank you for your kind words and support. Please take a look at my schedule, I would love to [...]
Free Trade?
September 28, 2009 by admin
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July 7, 2008
What’s Up with Free Trade in Colombia?
On radio interviews I am frequently asked about the “free trade agreement” the Bush administration is trying to hammer out with Colombia and about John McCain’s recent trip to Colombia. Here’s my answer in a nutshell:
Nine countries in Latin America have recently voted in presidents who are [...]
Purchasing power
September 28, 2009 by admin
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Dear Friends
I often urge you to vote every time you shop, to purchase only from companies dedicated to creating a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.
I want now to remind you of the importance of your vote in the upcoming presidential elections. We in the U.S. have a recent history of apathy. Only about half of [...]
My Trip to China
August 20, 2009 by admin
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China: A Lesson in Transformation
Several times during my EHM tenure in the 1970s I stood on a hill in the New Territories outside Hong Kong and peered into China, a mysterious country I was not allowed to enter. China was locked behind a wall of secrecy. About all most of us knew was that the [...]
“Piracy”
August 20, 2009 by admin
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“PIRACY”
Dear Friends,
We’ve been hearing a lot about terrorists and pirates for many years now; but reports about why they do what they do are just starting to filter through.
A pirate who goes by the name Abshir Abdullahi Abdi explained his reasons on NPR’s Morning Edition, on May 6, 2006. “We understand what we’re doing is [...]
Amazing Times
August 11, 2009 by admin
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Hi friends,
These are amazing times. We have arrived at a pivotal moment in history; we are challenged to move out of an adolescent stage of human economic development (characterized by colonialist and exploitative policies) into a mature recognition that we are a fragile species living on a small, highly interdependent planet.
In order for my grandson [...]
