Our Time-Consuming Addiction
142.
According to Nielsen Media Research, that's the number of hours an average American family spends watching television every month. Which means a TV is spitting out shows, advertisements and noise for 8 hours and 18 minutes of every single day.
142 hours. I can't even comprehend how ridiculous that is. Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Chuck, House,...... >Read More
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War and Wondering
Two women sick with grief pull at the sheet covering a women, maybe their sister, their aunt, maybe somebody they never knew, who was murdered by government troops in Goma, Congo last week. A circle of U.N. Security Council members sitting in upholstered blue chairs in front of desks, hovering over pieces of paper. These are the contrasting back-to-back...... >Read More
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September 21 - Marking a Day for Peace
Back in 1998, filmmaker Jeremy Gilley witnessed, as we all do, the world’s condition: The poverty, the killing, and the war. But he decided to get up and do something about it. He set out to make a film about peace. Yet finding no official day of peace on the calendar, his mission soon became to make one. Gilleys... >Read More
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The Russia Vs. Georgia Conflict
As cargo planes full of U.S. aid fly into Russian airspace to land in Georgia, one of 15 Soviet Republic’s, I’m trying to fathom how a war began while everyone was waiting for the Olympics to start.
An online Newsweek article gave me some insight via a three-page interview with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Keep in mind that Georgia...... >Read More
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When Do We Care?
I was on a plane about a week ago and decided to watch the “on-flight” television. While flipping through channels, I was surprised to find myself glued to a report on the war in Afghanistan. In the past, I have never been one to really focus on war or pay attention to the military. However, I recently made a... >Read More
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Olympic flame fuels human rights protests
As the Olympic torch makes its way to Beijing for the Olympics Summer Games, the world is watching the journey. And that's what human rights activists are counting on.
An event that was supposed to polish China's image around the world has turned into a public relations nightmare - not only for China, but also for the nations along the... >Read More
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When satire goes too far?
A late-night Fox News TV broadcast recently caused controversy when its panelists... >more
Portrait of a President
It's too easy to count the stains and scars left behind by... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)