In this interview, Kim Young Seong, a North Korean defector, discusses his time doing forced labor in a mine, the 1990s famine, the military's ubiquitous presence, and people's growing desire for change.
Bosnian Serb Commanders
Convicted of War Crimes
Two Bosnian Serb
commanders were found
guilty Monday of war
crimes for burning to
death Muslim women,
children, and elderly men
during the conflicts in
Bosnia and Herzegovina in
the 1990s.
Women Feed the World:
Diary From Burkina Faso
Susty Most women in
Burkina Faso grow food
for their families, but
cannot own the land they
cultivate. In this diary
from the field, the
president of an
international development
organization explore...
U.S. Governor Pressured
to Approve Toxic
Pesticide Susty
Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger of
California is under heavy
pressure from industry to
approve the use of a
pesticide on local
agriculture that's been
linked to illnesses
including cancer, mis...
Just back from a trip to
Tunisia to support a
Sphere Arabic Training of
Trainers (ToT), hosted by
IFRC N-Africa. One of the
nice things I saw is
during a 'social' day is
water harvesting methods
in mosques (or zaouias/
zawiyas, Sufi study
places) in K...
Keep up the good work!
Washington can be a very
lonely place when you are
fighting for progressive
ideas like Medicare for
All and an end to the
occupations of Iraq and
Afghanistan. It is
for that reason I wanted
to thank all my friends
at...
"Payne Creek Village is
like many subdivisions -
speed-bump-quietened
roads with names such as
Quail Run, Fawn Lane and
Mallard Drive. A brick
entrance monument greets
visitors adjacent to the
management office.
By the numbers
Cost Comparis...
"As the residential
market continues to
grapple with the current
recession, the
manufactured housing
market seems to be going
through a cycle all its
own – a cycle that
experts say is
outperforming its site
built home sibling....."
Source an...
"Addiction to
prescription painkillers
— which kill
thousands of Americans a
year — has become a
largely unrecognized
epidemic, experts say.
http://articles.mercola.c
om/sites/articles/archive
/2009/11/21/Whats-the-Rea
l-Pandemic-in-US-H...
Message: HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM HoWO! by Mike W.
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— HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM
HoWO!May you and your
family have a Happy
Thanksgiving!Although
alot of us may be
blessed, there are
thosewho are oppressed
and don't have what we
have.1) There are 9
wolves slated to be
slaughtered by orderof
the Montana FWP's... more
Message: HAPPY THANKSGIVING by Kathryn C.
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thinking of all of you
and giving thanks for
your friendship - I have
moved again and when I
have computer acess will
in fact write about it -
love Kathryn
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Message: daily Bible verse by Ingrid F.
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— Do not be anxious about
anything, but in
everything, by prayer and
petition, with
thanksgiving, present
your requests to God. And
the peace of God, which
transcends all
understanding, will guard
your hearts and your
minds in Christ
Jesus.Philippians 4... more
Message: Happy Thanksgiving to all my family at Care2.com by Jack S.
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— it is your being you that
makes my life
wall-to-wall joy
possible.Truth & Love
be with you this special
Sabbath of celebration,
rest & peace.Though
there is a very small,
yet growing part of me,
Native American, larger,
who is sad for the
incu... more