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Crisis in Myanmar: Rohingya genocide
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (CNN) More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled predominately Buddhist Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh in what the UN describes as “genocide” by the military. The crackdown began in August after insurgents attacked police outposts in Rakhine State. But human rights groups say the response left thousands of innocent civilians dead and hundreds […]
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
It’s been said that the blues ain’t nothin’ but a good man feelin’ bad. At its best, the blues are raw, melodic emotion from unbridled joy to deep sadness. And that is what you get when legendary artists Ben Harper and Charley Musselwhite collaborate. “No Mercy in This Land” is the follow-up to the Grammy […]
“The Heart of Nuba”
One doctor. One hospital. One million patients. The power of one on display like no other in the war-torn Nuba Mountains of Sudan. They come to him by foot, by cart or carried in their mother’s arms — the only surgeon within 200 miles. For American-born Tom Catena, medicine, faith and his love for these […]
Bana Alabed
The power of one and the child face of war now recognized at the Academy Awards. Bana Alabed, an 8-year-old Syrian girl, first captured the world’s attention with heartbreaking tweets about the bombing in Aleppo. On Sunday, far from the war-torn landscape in her native country, Bana took center stage on Hollywood’s biggest night. “I […]
Edel Rodriguez – Time Cover Illustrator
Donald Trump first appeared on the cover of Time in 1989 and, over the years, he’s had a love/hate relationship with the magazine. He famously hanged fake covers with fake headlines in four of his golf clubs. These days, President Trump regularly makes the cover but often in a striking, stylized form — which seems […]
2017 Music That Makes a Difference
Songs have always had the power to bring both awareness and change. They serve as lasting documents that forever stamp a time and place in our world. The challenges in 2017 were many: war, famine and polarizing political leaders. To combat it, a wide-ranging mix of artists brought back protest music and political performance art […]
“The Journey is the Destination” tells the incredible story of Dan Eldon
In what can often be a divided world full of bitter political battles, social and economic injustice, racial and religious persecution — it’s easy to get lost in it all. So how do you find your way? Your purpose? Dan Eldon found his early, and risked his life — ultimately losing it — to document […]
“Dirty John” — Do you know your date?
There are countless stories of people meeting their true love online — and living happily ever after. But still — when you see the picture of that handsome stranger and start chatting him up, you have to ask yourself: “Just who am I talking to? What secrets does he have? What isn’t he telling me?” […]
Dale Hansen on Trump vs. The NFL
Los Angeles (CNN) Colin Kaepernick took a knee. Donald Trump took offense. And now the world is paying attention. 13 months after the former 49ers quarterback began his silent protest, the President of the United States launched into a sensational tirade against NFL players who have taken a knee in protest of “The National Anthem.” […]
Kenny G serenades Delta passengers
Ahhh… sax on a plane. It ain’t cheap — but can be so rewarding, especially when it’s with the legendary Kenny G. The Grammy Award winner had a captive audience — when he busted-out some tunes aboard a Delta flight heading from Tampa to Los Angeles. The head flight attendant announced the saxophonist would play […]