Hopes for Peace Washington I had been trying to visit with Medea Benjamin off and on as I have been coming to Washington in recent months in order to get her advice. She was a co-founder of Global Exchange more than 20 years ago, and someone who certainly knows her way around the world. …
Month: December 2008
Million Dollar Arms
Million Dollar Arms December 15, 2008 Washington Bruce Reed, the former Clintonian policy advisor, managed to discover a fascinating story of two Indian cricket players having their own real life Slumdog adventure as rookie tryouts with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Enjoy.The Mound Is Flat India’s first two professional baseball players make a passage to Pennsylvania. By …
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire December 14, 2008 New Orleans A gang of us journeyed down to Canal Street to see Slumdog Millionaire, the Danny Boyle film (Trainspotting) set in Mumbai and elsewhere in India. Bottom line, we all enjoyed it marvelously as wonderful entertainment. Perhaps for different reasons, we might recommend it. Many of the scenes were filmed …