http://dir.salon.com/topics/tsunami/?source=rss&aim=tsunami en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT By Louis Bayard Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/05/trachtenberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/05/trachtenberg/index.html?source=rss Peter Trachtenberg took a tour around the world in his quest to understand why some people are crushed by suffering and others are transformed by it. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/18/condition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/18/condition/index.html?source=rss I watched the great 10-hour Japanese antiwar film! Now it's your turn. Plus: Topiary genius, life after the tsunami, and a gay British crime lord. By Lynn Harris Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/14/women_and_natural_disaster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/14/women_and_natural_disaster/index.html?source=rss A new report says women suffer disproportionately after hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes. By Jeff Greenwald Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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 Stacey D'Erasmo Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/11/scale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/11/scale/index.html?source=rss 9/11, the tsunami and Katrina have permanently altered our sense of scale. By Jacqueline M. Koch Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/31/indonesian_activist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/31/indonesian_activist/index.html?source=rss An activist who drowned in her prison cell during last month's tsunami represented Aceh's struggle for independence. By Jeff Greenwald Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2005/01/21/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2005/01/21/post/index.html?source=rss When it comes to charity and books, Table Talkers think big. By Jeff Greenwald Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 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 Eric Boehlert Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/07/foxnews/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/07/foxnews/index.html?source=rss Fox's weak coverage of the tsunami in South Asia proves that when it comes to stories with global significance, the nasty, partisan network isn't ready for prime time. By Amanda Griscom Little Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/01/07/muck_tsunami/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/01/07/muck_tsunami/index.html?source=rss Right-wingers are using the tsunami to attack enviros on global warming. Here's why it doesn't wash. By Mark Follman Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/01/06/cold_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/01/06/cold_war/index.html?source=rss Fox News' Sean Hannity rips U.N. official over tsunami relief comment, wants him fired. Too bad his facts are wrong. And: Why is a right-winger singing from the same choir as Michael Moore? By Sidney Blumenthal Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/01/06/bush_tsunami_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/01/06/bush_tsunami_response/index.html?source=rss The administration's confused and negligent policy toward human rights abuses in Indonesia is not likely to change in the wake of the tsunami. By Carlene Bauer Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/02/15/machine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/02/15/machine/index.html?source=rss The women behind "The Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records" take up a new battle to save the indies.