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6 pm Mountain Time FM 88.5 Edmonton cjsr.com worldwide Download or stream The prevailing imagery in Western corporate media about the 54 countries of Africa is predictable and simplistic. Jungles and deserts, swollen bellies and child soldiers, dictators and decay. Yet the realities are far more diverse for the planet’s second largest continent, and often, they are remarkably inspiring. Take mobile telephones. It’s true that the Congo War has claimed 5 million lives, and it’s true that the war is fought to rob the Democratic Republic of Congo of its unparalleled resources. Those resources include the planet’s greatest supply of coltan , the indispensable ingredient in all modern computerised technology including mobile phones, without which the world would fall silent. But the untold and unknown story is that because it’s easier to construct cellular telephone towers than land lines, Africa has become a leader in mobile phone use and innovation. People in various African countries us...

Ralph Nader called out Obama, AGAIN, and deservedly so. Will Obama have the guts to debate him? I think not. Nader said the following: "Senator Obama said earlier today that I haven't been paying attention to his campaign. Actually, I have. And it's clear from Senator Obama's campaign that he is not willing to tackle the white power structure - whether in the form of the corporate power structure or many of the super-rich - who are taking advantage of 100 million low income Americans who are suffering in poverty or near poverty. Senator Obama is opposed to single payer national health insurance. Why? Because he favors the health insurance giants over the millions of Americans in poverty or near poverty who are uninsured or under-insured. Eighteen thousand Americans die every year because they cannot afford health insurance, according to the Institute of Medicine. Senator Obama wants to expand the military budget which is loaded with waste, fraud and abu...