Gabriel Garcia Marquez

National Public Radio-Audio File-Besides from his influence on spray on deodorant advertisements   Garbiel Garcia Marquez is an intriguing and Pulitzer prize winning author.   He wrote "The Old Man with Large Wings".  In this piece an author describes her meeting the somewhat allusive and creator of Magical Realism.  If you are in to writing, this is a good piece on how an author works or is constantly working.  What can you infer regarding Marquez creative process?  (click on listen)

He's from Colombia 

South Africa-Corrective Rape: A Scourge

Time Magazine-  From the office of Dick Miller, comes the staggering and awful methods of corrective rape in South Africa.  How does one go about changing these staggering rates of corrective rape and rape against women?   If you were president of the United States, what would you do?

Bribery Charges Against U.S. Companies

Wasington Post-Bribery Allegations   After reading the story, think about how such allegations play into how the U.S. is looked at by countries.   Do you think that it is fair for the companies to participate in "commercial bribery" as a form of local customs?

Where is America?

Libyan rebels are asking where is America?  Well, where are we?   Why do you think we have not invaded Libya?   Do you think we have learned a lesson from Iraq?   What is our diplomatic take?  What would you do if you were president?New Yorker-Where is America?-

Countries Rethink Nuclear Power

Washington Post-  discusses the thoughts of other countries nuclear programs.  Some nations are changing their ideas of nuclear power while others think it is business as usual.   What do you think will happen to nuclear power after this?   How will the larger national markets drive these decisions?