Posts Tagged ‘Newspaper Tree’
Dark Side of the River
Poverty is not the problem, it is the symptom. The problem is an inability to share and to distribute the wealth. In 10 or 20 years, these kids roaming the streets will be the same kind of criminals we see here today. They will be killing and trying to smuggle drugs because they won’t see [...]
July 30th, 2009 by mmlindsey
The Dividing Line between rich and poor
This video was posted on the El Paso’s NewsPaper Tree site. This is our life… a life in flux. We have only been here for one year, and in a year we have seen the border evolve into a military zone, separating the rich from the poor. Please watch, it is a blaring glimpse into [...]
April 24th, 2009 by mmlindsey
War on Drugs?
We came across this super interesting video on El Paso’s online newspaper. It is a commentary about the so-called “War on Drugs” from a veteran reporter who has been working the streets of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The video is 63 seconds long and worth your time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOtgCTm78eM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnewspapertree%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded]
August 8th, 2009 by Matt Lindsey