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...tries to work on all the biggest health problems there. Now, it’s really turned its attention to women’s health, which along with clean water is probably the most important thing in developing countries. And who knows, Obama, in Ghana, was talking about African-American cooperation and mutual responsibility. Foreign aid is usually done in such a way that most of the money never gets to the people who need it, but here’s an example of what needs to be done. I think it’s an instrument of peace.THC...
...comical as it may sound, Sesame Street has long been a showcase of the best ideals of American liberalism. For 40 years, it’s promoted a vision of our better angels—albeit wrapped up in red and blue monster fur. The focus of the show has always been education through real-world experience, the value of inclusive community, and the wonders of ordinary life. And the lessons haven’t just been for wee babes: Although the messages of Big Bird and Grover may be articulated in terms a child could understand, they are nonetheless...
...difficulties. In a very lucid fashion, the lives of Sesame Street’s adult residents run right alongside the present problems of Wall Street and Main Street. Some of the families featured on the show face not only economic stress, but also what amounts to disillusionment with the American dream. The adults are generally more distraught and more in need of advice than the kids—which is why, once again, this show is for everyone...
...poverty, family separation, intercultural anxiety, and even urban blight. The show’s message that folks can voluntarily work together despite their differences, and sometimes through their differences, to promote the general welfare is not overly idealistic—it is a profound piece of the American historical narrative...
...American with long experience in the country told me this story: a member of the Barakzai tribe was recently installed as a district leader in a Pashtun area. He was told to hire his top staff by merit. Instead, he hired only Barakzais - which caused the tribe's leaders to switch sides from the Taliban to the government ... and caused most of the other tribes in the district to switch from the government to the Taliban. Afghanistan, it turns out, befuddles even Afghans. And for foreigners, "victory" there is a handful of smoke...