AltWeeklies Wire
Olympic Torch Protesters Pump Money Into SF Economynew
"Any event that brings people to San Francisco is going to be good ultimately for the economic base of the city," said David Perry, the city's spokesman for the official Olympic event. "This is a capitalist society. I'm sure there are people making all kinds of T-shirts and tchotchkes, authorized or not."
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
04-10-2008 |
Business & Labor
Reflections on the Escalating Situation in Tibetnew
There is no question that a shift in policy and new strategies are called for. Such change, however, requires the Chinese administration to go beyond its present perception of Tibet as an archaic and backward society, useful for tourism but little else.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jose Ignacio Cabezon |
04-07-2008 |
International
Tibet's Shot in the Darknew
The Olympic window hands monks their moment, but regime change is Tibet's only hope.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-21-2008 |
International
Are Chinese Spies at Work in Montreal?new
Potential Beijing 2008 protesters worry about information gathered in Canada.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
10-19-2007 |
International
Dirty Secretsnew
The government tried to put journalist John Powell in prison half a century ago for reporting that the US Army used germ warfare in Korea -- and he's still convinced it's true.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Robert Speer |
06-28-2006 |
International
You've Come a Long Way, Babynew
Since China opened its doors to international adoption in 1992, the trend of Americans adopting orphaned little girls from that country has been steadily growing. Kathryn Lurie talks to two families who have been through the process.
Metroland |
Kathryn Lurie |
11-17-2005 |
Children & Families
Massive Development Underway in China
China is the most populous, fastest growing economy in world history. After visiting the country, the publisher of Artvoice considers ways to create stronger economic and cultural ties between China and Buffalo, N.Y.
Artvoice |
Jamie Moses |
10-14-2005 |
International
