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Can "Poverty Tourism" Help Rebuild Communities? Or Is It Just Cashing In On the Misery of the Poor?

Mark Chou, TruthOut.org. February 2, 2010.

International tourists can now visit LA's Skid Row ("home to 90,000 homeless people"), Rio's favelas, and the vast slums of India's metropolises.

Iraq VP to Biden: Obama's "Reputation On the Line" Over Gaza

Voices of IraqJanuary 14, 2009.

Meeting with the new U.S. vice president, Tareq al-Hashemi urged the new administration to "intervene to force Israel to stop the aggression."

The Mumbai I Remember

Andrew Marantz, AlterNet. December 12, 2008.

I have wandered those narrow blocks, those hotels. I once had dinner at the home of Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg, the murdered Chabad couple.

Is Mumbai India's 9/11? It's Not That Simple

Lakshmi Chaudhry, TheNation.com. December 4, 2008.

We may recoil at the 9/11 narrative, but for many in India, it is a call to the world to recognize their loss.

India's Wondering, 'If the U.S. Can Bomb Pakistan, Why Can't We?'

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake. December 2, 2008.

The American doctrine that it's ok to bomb other countries if you invoke the word "terrorism" is a very dangerous one.

Let's Hope India Doesn't React Like We Did to 9/11

Juan Cole, Outlook India. December 2, 2008.

The choices India makes now about the threat of terrorism will help determine what kind of superpower it will be.

Mumbai Attacks: Piecing Together the Story

AlterNetDecember 1, 2008.

There's a lot more to the India attacks than CNN and the New York Times have been reporting. Here's an alternative guide to the story.

Did a Criminal Mastermind Stage the Mumbai Nightmare?

Yoichi Shimatsu, New America Media. November 28, 2008.

The Mumbai attacks carry the signature of Ibrahim Dawood, a Indian living in Pakistan and former crime boss turned self-styled avenger.

Mumbai Attacks: 'If You Go After the Wrong People, You Convert Moderates into Extremists'

CNNNovember 28, 2008.

Deepak Chopra argues for a cool-headed response, saying that this is "Obama's opportunity to actually harness the help of the Muslims."