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Bill Moyers interviews Andrew Bacevich on everything that's wrong with America.

Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, ( Read more... )

Stabbed in the back! The past and future of a right-wing myth.
Every state must have its enemies. Great powers must have especially monstrous foes. Above all, these foes must arise from within, for national pride does not admit that a great nation can be defeated by any outside force. That is why, though its origins are elsewhere, the stab in the ( Read more... )

Pedestrian Cities
Encourage walking and cycling. Discourage cars and parking.

Copenhagen is a fascinating city. Over the past 45 years, they have gone from a car-oriented city with few public spaces to one of the best cycling and pedestrian cities on the planet, all without ever having a master plan.

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Al Gore on Optimism

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Just think, this guy was almost our president. Can you imagine Bush speaking eloquently on any topic?

The Man Who Cycled the World: part 1 2 3 4 5
What an incredible journey! I've dreamed of cycling around the world for a while now, but I don't know when I'd be able to find the time to do something like that. If I did get such an opportunity, I wouldn't try for a speed record. I'd rather keep a slower pace, taking a more meandering cycling ( Read more... )

I can't stop thinking about the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. I want to ride it, the whole thing, Banff, AB to Antelope Wells, NM. Maybe next summer I'll give it a shot ( Read more... )

Japan really does have the best game shows.

This past bike trip had me thinking a lot about doing a longer tour. It's been my dream for a while to someday complete the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Canada to Mexico. I now realize that a trip of that length is much longer than I'd like to do anytime in the near future ( Read more... )