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Tidying up after our gods

Jean Barker 6 comments | 1040 views

You can run, but you can't hide, from pasteurisation, disinfecting, warning and gardening in California, says Jean Barker as she searches desperately for a patch of peaceful chaos.

Jean Barker

USA: Better than Bombs

Jean Barker 29 comments | 1980 views

America's response to the Boston Marathon bombing gives Jean Barker hope for humanity.

Jean Barker

Why are Americans Paranoid?

Jean Barker 47 comments | 3720 views

How can the people with the most bombs, stacks of land and Bruce Willis be afraid of attack? Jean Barker thinks she has figured it out.

Jean Barker

What I'll miss about America

Jean Barker 23 comments | 6209 views

I miss South Africa more than you can imagine, but when I'm home, what I miss the most about America are the very things I came here to find, says Jean Barker.

Jean Barker

"Massage", USA-style

Jean Barker 22 comments | 6686 views

Massage in America is not what it seems, and not all of it is for everybody, writes Jean Barker.

Jean Barker

Be nicer to the USA?

Jean Barker 22 comments | 3323 views

Maybe it's time to go easier on America. Because I'd resent American visitors judging South Africa the way I judge the USA, says Jean Barker.

Jean Barker

SA's wine crisis - exported

Jean Barker 50 comments | 3788 views

How do the latest wave of agricultural protests look to those living in countries with fair minimum wages? Justified, says Jean Barker.

 

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Rebirth in Obama's America

Jean Barker 17 comments | 1112 views

President Barack Obama's America is an exciting one right now. It feels as if maybe, just maybe things might change for the better, writes Jean Barker.

Jean Barker

Hot Button Tantrums

Jean Barker 15 comments | 1044 views

Jesus? Poverty? Rape? Muhammad? Abortion? Socialism? Nukes? Palestine? Vegetarians? What turns you into a 6-year-old at its mere mention, asks Jean Barker.

Jean Barker

US election funny viral video fever

Jean Barker 4 comments | 2359 views

Jean Barker takes a tour of the biggest funny viral video hits of the final week of the US Presidential election, and asks: Do Republicans have a sense of humour?

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Bad, naughty poor people!

Jean Barker 40 comments | 4504 views

Why is it that some rich people - particularly those born and raised rich - think they know so damn much about what's good for poor people, asks Jean Barker.

 
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The World is going to Hell

Jean Barker 26 comments | 1649 views

Sometimes it does seem like the world is going to hell - at least, if all those condemning one another to hell are to be believed, says Jean Barker.

 
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