by Steve Chisnell | 7 July 2011 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism, Global Issues, Politics and Ethics, Travel
Cuba: July 6, 2011 I want to write of a formula for understanding Cuban politics and culture. I want to say that all of these poor and oppressed people, holding together through music and art, would be happiest if we were able to remove the evil Castro regime and let... 
by Steve Chisnell | 3 July 2011 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism, Global Issues, Politics and Ethics
Cuba: July 3, 2011 As I write tonight, the hotel satellite station plays an A&E special on “The Kennedys,” translated into Spanish. It is fitting, as I had planned on writing about our visit to the former Presidential Palace of Cuba, now the Museum of the... 
by Steve Chisnell | 30 January 2011 | ChizBlog, Global Issues
As I write this, Hosni Mubarak’s resignation video plays on YouTube. It’s a surreal idea, imagining somehow that I can recline on my sofa with a laptop and witness an historic moment of regime change from a major US ally. And since I am watching it... 
by Steve Chisnell | 19 June 2009 | ChizBlog, Education, Global Issues, Travel
One week in Nepal and I can’t help but think of words like inequity, justice, and literacy. As Murari mentioned to me at lunch today, there is a new caste system coming to Nepal. I wonder if the country can survive it. We spent the better part of today at Little... 
by Steve Chisnell | 26 May 2008 | ChizBlog, Global Issues, Politics and Ethics
Is there a reason why the situation in Myanmar angers me so? It is late May, and on May 2 Cyclone Nargis ripped through the country, likely killing over 120,000 people, and 2.5 million require immediate aid. Only now has the government accepted the idea of genuine... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School.
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