Afghanistan Calling Part 5: Good Little Soldiers Wanted
Civilian helicopter Allan Cram continues to question the sanity of flying to Afghanistan's Kajaki Dam where a forced landing would mean almost certain capture by the Taliban. Cram has no intention of becoming being "the next Internet beheading victim." [Read more]
Che Guevara Conference Takes Place in East Van as G8/G20 Leaders Meet Behind Barricades in Toronto
As G8/G20 world leaders met behind barricades and riot police lines in Toronto, Canada, I was in a run-down community hall in East Vancouver listening to people from one of the world’s poorest countries talk with pride about their gains in healthcare and literacy and refer to their leaders by their first names: Fidel, Che, Camilo, Raul. [Read more]
One in Eleven Odds: The Deadly Risk of Being U.S. President
Despite top notch 24-hour security, being the president of the United States is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world! Medical doctor and writer George Burden takes a close look at the deadly odds. [Read more]
Mother Earth – Beyond the Pollution of Politics
On Earth Day we have to remind ourselves that politics won't matter if Planet Earth decides it can get along better without us humans. [Read more]
The Amazing Granny D and Social Activism for the Masses
Granny D, aka Doris Haddock, died last month at the age of 100. At 89, this activist undertook a journey most of us will never even contemplate, let alone complete — she walked across the United States to bring attention to a corrupt, corporate-driven political system. [Read more]
My Private Sudan: Part II
Does the Western world really get the truth about what is happening in far-flung countries? Do reporters overseas see the real picture – the big picture? These issues are explored in second installment of My Private Sudan from writer and helicopter pilot Allan Cram in which his recollections of Sudan differ dramatically from reports in some Western newspapers. [Read more]
It Ain’t Easy to Wipe Away George W. Bush Forever
If you've been missing George W. and his crazy antics, here's a little snip of his most recent faux pas — the already-famous hand wipe! [Read more]
Haitian History, Phoney Blame, and Taking Responsibility
The first thing we can do for Haiti, besides giving the crisis support already occurring, is to push for wealthy nations who prospered from colonialism for two, three, four hundred years, to put an end to any debt schemes currently hog-tieing the Haitian government. [Read more]
