Articles By

Margaret Randall

Friday Voyage: Uruguay

Margaret Randall takes us deep into South America to experience the resilient people and rich culture of this lesser known country.

Friday Voyage: Africa

The wild animals of Africa give us better insight into ourselves in this visually stunning account by Margaret Randall.

Loving our children means educating them

What does it mean to say we love our children, or that we believe they are our future? What does it mean when our elected officials tell us that education is important, or that the US has the best educational system in the world (a lie we hear frequently, from our president down to the gullible man or woman on the street)?

The country that glibly considers itself to be the most advanced, the most developed, the most powerful in the world, spends just 5.5 percent of its GDP educating its children. According to UN 2011 statistics, the United States is first in the world in military spending, designating 4.7 percent of its GDP to its armed forces…

How We Feed Ourselves

A society’s attitude towards food reflects not just physical health, but our social and emotional well-being.