Frankfurt My guides, Michal, Karel, and Frank, wanted to show me some different sides of Prague that were part of their experiences, rather than the cardboard cutouts for industrial tourism. Frank had retired not long before from working for the Metro assigned to the Vltavska station in the sleek, modern subway system of the city. …
Author: wade
Living Wages in Czech Republic and Being a Fly on the Wall as Labor and Parties Plan
Prague Much of the day seemed like a 100-mile march through Prague as I got to know the organizers and leaders of ACORN Czech on a 10000 walk around the city complete with churches, cemeteries, synagogues, statutes galore, breathtaking views, and more Czech-lish jokes that I would want to recount on how many structures …
Searching for Political Space in Prague and Elsewhere
Prague New countries, new languages, and new people seem constantly in front of me on this trip, but what is surprising whether here in Prague, Rome, Palermo, Cairo, or back home in the United States is how very, very similar the questions are everywhere in the world for progressives trying to create real change and …