The Realist Idealist

This six part series by Richard Behar of Fast Company entitled “China in Africa” is the single best piece of investigative journalism I’ve read in months. Maybe years. Maybe ever.

Behar breaks down and brilliantly weaves the geo-political, business, governmental, community, historical, and personality issues that plague a handful of resource-rich countries across the sub-Saharan [...]

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Anyone I’ve talked to recently knows that I’ve been touting the virtues of Current Media’s new website and their citizen journalism through the “pods” on their TV station (now in 51 million households!) I don’t believe there is any other company that is (intentionally) democratizing media in the same way - and the potential [...]

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As I’ve worked overseas for the better part of the last decade, one of the things I’ve always been disheartened by is the amount of high-potential talent in many countries that is simply too under-nurtured or under-developed to be able to tackle the country’s or local community’s problems.
What is often even more frustrating though is [...]

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A few years ago in Mongolia, under a night sky 100 kilometers from the nearest town, a group of us sat and listened to our Mongolian colleagues sing traditional songs around our camp fire. Upon finishing their melodic tales of love, loss and national pride, they asked the Americans, “now sing some of your songs.” [...]

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