Tuesday, January 08, 2008

How the World Changed When the U.S. Wasn't Looking [VIDEO]


Posted by Adam Howard, AlterNet at 5:00 AM on January 5, 2008.


From China's investment in Africa to the rise of the left in Latin America. A look at what's happened in the world when we weren't paying attention.
How the World Changed When the U.S. Wasn't Looking

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The video to your right comes from New America Media and it features a fascinating and insightful interview with essayist and commentator Richard Rodriguez (author of Brown: The Last Discovery of America} where he discusses the major international news stories (such as China's steady investment in Africa) that have gone overlooked in the US because of our government's total preoccupation with the Middle East.

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Tagged as: china, africa, middle east, bush administration, media, journalism

Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.



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