archives: Politics
Could You Be A War Photographer?
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War photographers bear a terrible burden for witnessing the worst of humanity. [...]
Can Tribal Tourism Actually Help Preserve Indigenous Culture?
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There’s a fine line between human interest and human zoo. [...]
How I Made Peace With My American Identity
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Turns out not everyone loves Americans abroad. [...]
Should English Be The World’s International Language?
(24 Comments)A modern convenience or curse? Terry Dip explores the popularity of the English language. [...]
Will The Coming U.S. Recession Lead To Reflection?
(12 Comments)America, and the world, needs to chill out and slow down. We need to relax. [...]
Budget Travelers Are Hippie Scum
(21 Comments)F. Daniel Harbecke rants about hippies: they’re out there. Somewhere. And you can’t tell by looking at ‘em anymore. [...]
Violence In Kenya: Is This What Democracy Looks Like?
(4 Comments)We’re in week three of a nation-wide civil uprising in response to the fraudulent December 27th Presidential elections in Kenya, and among the [...]
Why Travelers Everywhere Must Resist Violence Against Women
(18 Comments)This New Year’s, I was horrified to read in The Hindustan Times that in Mumbai, India, outside of the JW Marriot Hotel, two women were felt up a [...]
Punk To Police: Globalization From The Eyes Of A Chinese Expat
(9 Comments)I once had a university professor who I will describe as “mentally diverse.” She was my favorite professor, although you never knew when [...]
How Travel Will Save The World
(8 Comments)Spread throughout the world, spanning every region and boundary, is a vast, borderless nation. Every year, millions migrate to this nation, with lan [...]
5 Techniques For Surviving Political Debates
(8 Comments)You are sitting with a family that has invited you in for tea, one of countless offers of hospitality you have experienced since you arrived in the ne [...]
Handup Or Handout? The Case Against Micro-Loans
(17 Comments)Is the principal effect of micro-lending to further hook people into dependence upon the money economy? Josh Kearns explains. I want to urge caution i [...]
How Local Self-Reliance Will Overthrow The System
(17 Comments)As humans, we have basic needs for food, shelter, medicine, and a few durable goods like clothing, tools and cooking implements. The quality of our f [...]
A Manifesto From A Young American
(45 Comments)Today I ended my hypocrisy. Today I made a step towards moral and existential sanity. Today I stopped supporting a malevolent, inhuman and amoral fo [...]
Defending the Dalai Lama
(7 Comments)I write for a newspaper, says Dan Gardner, in so many words. When I author, I am relevant and topical. My vocabulary is college-approved, my messag [...]
Why The GDP Says Little About Authentic Happiness
(8 Comments)Is there a link between monetary wealth and quality of life? I pose this question because mainstream economic theory and the policies promoted by inte [...]
The 9 Paradoxes Of Modern Tourism
(11 Comments)Tourism is the world’s largest export, yet it is ephemeral, produced within an encounter, usually fleeting, between host and guest. It has enorm [...]
We: An Exploration In Human Universals
(2 Comments)I didn’t quite know how to introduce this film myself, so here’s the description from their website. This is an unusual kind of undergr [...]
The Occupation Of Oaxaca
(4 Comments)In a war of many truths, how do you choose which side to be on? Two years ago, on a wonderful January night, we married in the beautiful city of Oa [...]
Do You Want Culture With That?
(6 Comments)In a city engulfed by corporations and Americana, the essence of true culture is always changing. Mazatlan, Mexico. It conjures a precision of mem [...]
Why We Need Micro Loans Instead Of Slum Tourism
(10 Comments)Recent articles by the BBC, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The Smithsonian Magazine, and others have discussed various aspects of “slum tour [...]
Waiting For Life To Begin In A Burmese Refugee Camp
(3 Comments)Part III in a series exploring the experience and responsibility of the traveler in the 21st century. Read the introductory post here then read Part [...]
Atheists in the Holy Land
(2 Comments)Part I in a series exploring the role of the traveler in the 21st century. Read the introductory post here. This article originally appeared on Glimp [...]
The Role of the 21st Century Traveler
(5 Comments)For many travelers visiting a country wracked by the scourges of war, famine, or poverty, it is an overwhelming experience. My own visit to Cambodi [...]
