http://dir.salon.com/topics/jeff_greenwald/?source=rss&aim=jeff_greenwald en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/05/07/obama_spock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/05/07/obama_spock/index.html?source=rss Our president bears a striking resemblance to the rational "Star Trek" Vulcan whose mixed race made him cultural translator to the universe. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/12/06/coral/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/12/06/coral/index.html?source=rss How greens and villagers, and a bunch of big ceramic snowflakes, are reviving the devastated coral reefs of Indonesia. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/25/seacology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/25/seacology/index.html?source=rss Activists have hit on a new way to save Indonesia's endangered tropics: Pay for local projects in exchange for conservation. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/07/landmines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/07/landmines/index.html?source=rss Still sorting through the debris in Sri Lanka, officials are uncovering the explosive legacy of a wartorn area: Land mines. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/28/moon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/28/moon/index.html?source=rss Inside Buddhist and Muslim temples, I discover how Sri Lankans are coping spiritually with the disaster. Nothing has been more moving during my entire trip. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/25/tigers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/25/tigers/index.html?source=rss Inside a camp controlled by Sri Lanka's militant rebels, I investigate rumors that the Tamil people are being shortchanged in tsunami aid. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/20/stress/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/20/stress/index.html?source=rss As the horror hits home in Sri Lanka, there are too many relief workers and not enough stress counselors. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/18/toys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/18/toys/index.html?source=rss With a truckload of stuffed animals, soccer balls and Frisbees, we head to refugee camps to bring relief to the kids of Sri Lanka. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/12/srilanka2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/12/srilanka2/index.html?source=rss A "Dateline" film crew gets in the way as I make my way to a former surfing hot spot, where families line up for hygiene kits, and a hotel owner, who reminds me of Lenny Bruce, reclaims fishing boats. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/11/sri_lanka/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/11/sri_lanka/index.html?source=rss After the waves hit, I dared myself to do something. Now I'm in Sri Lanka, where nothing will ever be the same again. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/03/26/travel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/03/26/travel/index.html?source=rss Americans should stop listening to the fear-mongers and travel overseas. It's the best way to start bringing the U.S. back into the world community. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/06/12/nepal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/06/12/nepal/index.html?source=rss The massacre of the royal family in Nepal threatens the stability of a nation that has struggled toward democracy for over a decade. Letters to the Editor Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/08/18/birth_control/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/08/18/birth_control/index.html?source=rss Make men deal with birth control; race, music and Macy Gray; Lycos should run "Jews for Jesus" ads. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/11/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/11/iran/index.html?source=rss Encountering Iran on the cusp of change. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/11/eclipse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/11/eclipse/index.html?source=rss Our eclipse correspondent witnesses ancient treasures and a modern miracle in Iran. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/20/aldrin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/20/aldrin/index.html?source=rss Thirty years after he walked on the moon, Buzz Aldrin wants to send the rest of us. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/03/10/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/03/10/feature/index.html?source=rss A visit to Hanoi and environs reveals the complicated legacy of the war. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/11/03/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/11/03/feature/index.html?source=rss The Hollywood tourists never see: Travel writer Jeff Greenwald finds life-changing adventure on the sound stage of an NBC sitcom. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/20/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/20/feature/index.html?source=rss Jeff Greenwald witnesses some mind-opening -- and pocket-emptying -- rites at three of Kathmandu's great spring festivals. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/03/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/03/feature/index.html?source=rss Jeff Greenwald revels in the astonishing ruins and riches of Angkor Wat. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/02/26/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/02/26/feature/index.html?source=rss Jeff Greenwald finds gossip, chickens and sex in an excursion off the beaten track near Kathmandu. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/03/27/startrek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/03/27/startrek/index.html?source=rss No technophobe, the Tibetan leader -- the Nicest Man in the World -- talks about robots and artificial intelligence, Spock and alien enlightenment. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/03/20/startrek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/03/20/startrek/index.html?source=rss In India, poverty, nationalism and too many reruns conspire to ground "Star Trek" fandom. By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/03/11/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/03/11/news/index.html?source=rss Sanjib Bhandari may not exactly be the Bill Gates of the Himalayas. But his cyber-teahouses and other schemes are pushing Nepal down the "road ahead." By Jeff Greenwald Thu, 07 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/02/06/startrek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/02/06/startrek/index.html?source=rss Why the Japanese love Star Trek