Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Alarming video report about the situation in camps for Internally Displaced Persons from Sri Lanka’s formerly occupied Tamil Tiger territory.

I couldn’t be more excited about last night’s election results and the electricity in the air today. America already seems like a new place though the official handoff won’t happen til after the new year.

Is M.I.A. really, in your opinion, endorsing typical LTTE violence or is she telling a different kind of story thru her music? Both?

I read this story and, while I’m sure this happens more than anyone knows, I found it shocking. What are these people going to do?

I had the fortune during one of my early trips to Sri Lanka to meet a woman who I respected and considered a friend. Let’s call her Miss A.