Stunning, intense, intimate story of npr journalist Kelly McEwers on why she puts herself in danger in warzones and on the effects of colleagues, their families and herself; one of the very best stories of this or any year, 55 min audio
Taliban takes responsibility for attack on US base along NATO supply line in Nangarhar province where the attackers lost at least three. The attack and subsequent fight lasted three hours with no Afghan, NATO or US forces reported killed. AP report thru npr
A longer Syria review in the Atlantic by veteran analyst William Polk
this guy has a positive attitude for labor strikes growing in momentum across the country. Yet there is much farther to go. digby has a great list of articles for today's US Labor Day holiday.
David Dayen reports that high ranking Countrywide executive tried to do the right thing and was ruined for it.
a kind of short history for the term 'indian giver' has surprising comments, 02sep13
dramatic video of an avalanche in Taiwan, on Saturday 31aug13
People still see other relations between light and time. For photographer Fong Qi Wei, Time Is A Dimension, where he captures Singapore with contrasts in light
some youtube clips: a) Shadows In The City, a 4 min video looks at Beijing Construction workers seven years ago; b) 10 min view of Chunking Mansions, Hong Kong by a westerner for westerners; c) 80 second news clip on the last walled village in Hong Kong, six years ago; d) Hong Kong ferry ride at night, 1 min; e) northbound train in China, 3 min; f) southbound train in China, 4 min
Last week's studio360 was in Japan and I enjoyed the 53 min audio journey
Here's something for Labor Day that I'd like to see pushed: innovation by it's nature is bottom up when helped by the state's infrastructure.
Another example from history, where an old model shows a new promise, in Long Beach, CA
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