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Podcasts of Recent News Stories

New from Occupy: the 500 person conference call
03-Jan-2013
Occupy Wall Street knits itself together with new nationwide conference call technology including twinkling fingers.
(05:58 Minutes)
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Occupy DC Hunkers down for the winter
15-Nov-2012
Occupiers have built a bustling village in McPherson Square in downtown Washington DC including a local government system, library, restaurant and health care. Can they make it through the winter?
(07:16 Minutes)
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A Visit to Occupy DC, October 22, 2011
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28-Oct-2012
Interviews with members of Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square in Downtown Washington DC October 22, 2011.
(05:01 Minutes)
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Ugandan Women sold as slaves in Iraq, Part II
21-Jun-2012
Continued from Part 1 uploaded 6/21. 150 Ugandan women were tricked with the promise of high paying jobs on American bases in Iraq. Instead they were sold into slavery as domestic servants. This is the story of Pross, one of 19 of the women who escaped.
(08:12 Minutes)
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Recent Thoughts and Enthusiasms
No arrests or pepper spray at DC Nov. 17 Bridge March
The November 17 Occupy DC march to Key Bridge was remarkable for its peacefulness, while in the rest of the country,... Continues...
Occupation Art

I found some lively art work down at the occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square. DC artist Ray Voide did a nice job of... Continues...
Occupy DC a diverse bunch
I went down to visit the Occupy DC folks in McPherson Square a few days ago. Amongst the unwashed and the over-educated... Continues...
Nomad still roams, but stays close to home

Lawrence Kayinamura and his family only moved into a real house in 1995. Before that, they were nomads, herding cattle... Continues...
Paulo wanders Kampala's streets making music
Paulo Kasumba has no cell phone and no fixed address, so I can never find him, but he seems to know when I am back in... Continues...