In war we often see only the frontline stories of soldiers and combat. AT TED 2010, Zainab Salbi tells powerful "backline" stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts, and calls for women to have a place at the negotiating table once fighting is over.

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Iraqi-born Zainab Salbi founded and runs Women for Women International, and ( Read more... )

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Dan Savage reads his humorous, touching, and thoughtful essay on losing his mother and the Catholic Church, from This American Life #379 - "Return to the scene of the Crime"

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Saw Stuart Townsend's new controversial docu-drama this weekend depicting the Seattle 1999 WTO protests.“What we hadn’t reckoned with was the Seattle Police Department, who single-handedly managed to turn a peaceful protest into a riot.” - Britain’s Environment Minister, Michael Meacher
Movie Website:http://www.battleinseattlemovie.com/
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A recently completed youtube series on Science and the history of the Universe.

Check out the whole 11 part series.

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Naomi Klein has received some well deserved exposure via Harpers, Jennifer Stone, and DemocracyNow!:
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So this is what I've been fantasizing:  a group of friends get together once a month to view a film or two, have a discussion on the film(s) -- maybe a potluck dinner or a Sunday brunch. The films would be thought provoking and the discussions would revolve around the problems, the solutions and making the world a better place . . .

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I've really been enjoying a new web service called Common Circle. It's similar to MySpace without the ethical issues. For one thing, it's not owned by wacky-righty Rupert Murdoch. But there are several other differences as well:

CommonCircle is a place for people from all walks of life, but the common goal we all share is a desire for positive ( Read more... )

My Country My Country will appear tonight on PBS on October 25th, 9pm.

"My Country My Country" opened in theaters last August 4th ( Read more... )