Monday 19 December 2011

Tolerance and poverty

A hope for more tolerance, but a fear that what's next is higher unemployment and poverty.
Nancy Rodriguez (with an off-screen editor)

A child's perspective

"I don't know, I hope Obama wins"

Madison, Wisconsin: Ludell is 52 and has cerebral palsy. He cannot speak so points to letters and phrases on a keyboard. There isn't a video, and this took him some time-- he spelt out his message letter by letter-- but when asked what's next for America he said: "I don't know, I hope Obama wins."
Thanks Ludell, for taking the time to tell us what you think

Sunday 4 December 2011

I demand that things be better

Liz Kindig, who describes herself as: teacher/ photographer/ true American.
She is working in a shop in Chicago while looking for a teaching job

Thursday 1 December 2011

More unity and acceptance

Reina Ortiz

From a very dark and rainy Chicago

Stall owner Jose Luis Islas and his friend Gonzalo, in Pilsen, one of the Latino parts of town.
Work, or the lack of it, is causing problems and people can't pay rent. Let's hope it improves, says Islas

On the Zephyr part 2

"I'm a bit worried... but I can't predict the future"

Friday 18 November 2011

Election 2012, Occupy and Oakland

Jean Quan is the mayor of Oakland, the California city that has seen one of the biggest Occupy protests in the country. The camp in front of city hall was removed earlier this week, but the group is planning a mass day of action on Saturday

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Thoughts from Arizona

Juanita Molina, the director of Humane Borders, a charity that does water drops to save the lives of migrants who are crossing into the US through the Arizona desert

Peace and back to the old ways, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Teddi and Bob Peters

Thursday 10 November 2011