Wednesday, August 07th, 2013

The Hiroshima Myth

Every year during the first two weeks of August the mass news media and many politicians at the national level trot out the "patriotic" political myth that the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan in August of 1945 caused them to surrender, and thereby saved the lives of anywhere from five hundred thousand to one million American soldiers,… [Read Full Article]

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Investigative Journalism - A Day in Pictures

A sampling of photos represent the magical discoveries of our adventure. As we conclude our last day in Xieng Khuang and prepare for the 6+ hour long bus ride to Luang Prabang, the following snapshots provide a glimpse of the exceptional experiences we've enjoyed in the Laotian highlands.Our intrepid video instructors Jeff Macintyre of ABC News and Cheri Gaulke of… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

Santa Barbara School - A Day on the Mekong

A Day In Pictures [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Santa Barbara Schools - March 25

Mekong Delta - By MalayaI believe that this has to be one of the busiest days on this trip so far. There were so many new experiences and thoughts.  It all started with a friendly competition (sort of a camp team building experiment, except much more entertaining, in my opinion) in the local floating market.  We were split up into… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Investigative Journalism - Day Two

We are in the highlands of Laos, landed in Xieng Khuang yesterday. After lunch, we went to the Plain of Jars which was made altogether more eerie by the ambient clouds and fiery sun descending over the valley.Kids are doing great, though we are all a bit exhausted. We will be settled here for a few days so we can… [Read Full Article]