AltWeeklies Wire
How One Ginseng Farmer is Rolling Back America's Trade Deficit with Chinanew
At a time when the Chinese are getting rich exporting to Americans, Larry Harding is a countertrender: an American getting rich exporting to the Chinese. In the world's most populous country, ginseng is like coffee, Viagra, and Prozac all rolled into one, with a dollop of quasi-religious mysticism on top.
Washington City Paper |
Franklin Schneider |
06-26-2008 |
International
Bicycles Provide Rwandans with Transportation to Move Harvestsnew
In Rwanda, the bike is much more than just a means of transportation: It is a way out and a way up. Up from the wreckage of a horrific genocide, out from the debilitating poverty that consistently ranks Rwanda among the poorest countries in the world.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jacob Seigel-Boettner |
05-12-2008 |
International
