by Steve Fake, John Feffer, Kevin Funk | Apr 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
The signs of new construction are visible everywhere in Khartoum. Libya recently erected a giant, almost-oval hotel not far from the confluence of the Blue and White Niles, bestowing downtown Khartoum with an oddly distinctive landmark that the locals call...
by Janet Redman, Emily Schwartz Greco | Feb 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
More than 100,000 people gathered on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for the 9th World Social Forum in Belém, Brazil in late January. Youth from local universities mixed with seasoned activists from around the globe. Sheltered from the beating sun and...
by Eugene Coyle, John Feffer | Feb 6, 2009 | Environment
Beijing is a sprawling metropolis. Avenues up to 12 lanes wide connect high-rise centers of commerce. But with size comes pollution. The air in Beijing in winter is opaque, and after a week of breathing it left me with the miserable Beijing cough. Global warming...
by John Feffer, Emily Schwartz Greco | Jan 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Detail from “Re-production” by Mladen Miljanovic. Photo by John Feffer. Mladen Miljanovic, who won the prestigious Bell Award in 2007 as the best young visual artist in Bosnia Herzegovina, grew up during the wars that split apart Yugoslavia. He lived in...
by John Feffer, Kourosh Ziabari | Dec 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
John McCain and his “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran” lost the presidential election. George W. Bush and his view of Iran as an “evil” nation will soon leave the White House. Barack Obama could open a new chapter in U.S.-Iranian relations by visiting...
