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Food Fight
Humans are consuming more oil, more food ... more of everything than ever before. And as modern societies become more dependent on the resources they exploit, we're beginning to see signs that we may be pushing the planet to its limits. Vanguard and Collective Journalists explore the far-reaching consequences of this global fight for resources. Humans are consuming more oil, more food ... more of everything than ever before. And as modern societies become more dependent on the... more
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Pounding The Dollar
Adam Yamaguchi finds that the dollar doesn't go very far overseas these days, especially in the United Kingdom.
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The Meth Trail
Methamphetamine is a bad drug. Most people know this. The Current Vanguard team looks at how the forces of globalization-technology, international networks, and transportation have transformed this once obscure pharmaceutical into a global epidemic. Methamphetamine is a bad drug. Most people know this. The Current Vanguard team looks at how the forces of globalization-technology, i... more
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Rickshaw Ride
Take a ride in a rickshaw...piloted by Adam Yamaguchi.
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From Bean to Cup
Angela Sun and Adam Yamaguchi visit the Guatemalan highlands to see what it takes to make some of the worlds best coffee.
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Coca Country
Adam Yamaguchi travels into rural Colombia where coca eradication is forcing farmers to adopt new means of survival, and where guerrilla forces lurk. Adam Yamaguchi travels into rural Colombia where coca eradication is forcing farmers to adopt new means of survival, and where guerril... more
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Displaced Students
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, college students from New Orleans have been displaced across the country. We speak to three visiting students at Louisiana State University. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, college students from New Orleans have been displaced across the country. We speak to three vis... more
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Lunchtime in Bolivia
Adam Yamaguchi "enjoys" some of the best cuisine the Bolivian Amazon has to offer.
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Gangland Honduras
Years of conflict and civil wars left much of Central America awash in small arms. Gang members are now arming themselves in Honduras, a country on the brink. Adam Yamaguchi looks into why the country is vulnerable. Years of conflict and civil wars left much of Central America awash in small arms. Gang members are now arming themselves in Honduras,... more
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Bud Business
See why California is considered the marijuana growing capital of the U.S.
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Cyber Athletes
In ultrawired South Korea, computer games are sports. And gaming geeks are athletes...um, yeah.
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Tijuana Drug Fights
Mexican President Felipe Calderon sent federal police and troops into several major Mexican cities to combat the drug wars gripping much of the country.
Adam Yamaguchi looks at the cartel wars in Tijuana. Mexican President Felipe Calderon sent federal police and troops into several major Mexican cities to combat the drug wars gripping mu... more -
Suicide Chat Rooms in Japan
Group suicide pacts in Japan: how the internet is changing the way some Japanese are living and dying.
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Up in Smoke
Adam Yamaguchi follows a party of Bolivian soldiers deep into the Amazon where they blow up a cocaine lab.
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Dangerous Roads
Adam Yamaguchi travels to India where the intricate highway system is helping transport HIV.
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Fighting the FARC
Adam Yamaguchi travels to one of the most dangerous areas in Colombia to see how the U.S. and Colombian governments are waging the war on drugs and the guerrilla groups that control the drug trade. Adam Yamaguchi travels to one of the most dangerous areas in Colombia to see how the U.S. and Colombian governments are waging the war... more
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Pakistani India-Envy
Much of Pakistan's national identity is based not on Pakistan itself, but in its feud with its neighbor India. Adam Yamaguchi travels to Pakistan to explore the relationship between the two countries. Much of Pakistan's national identity is based not on Pakistan itself, but in its feud with its neighbor India. Adam Yamaguchi travels ... more
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The War on Pseudo
In the last decade, methamphetamine swept out of California superlabs to become the most widely-abused hard drug in the U.S. The battle against meth production has been the fight to control the legal cold medicines from which it is made, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. Pseudo -- and large scale meth production -- have now been chased across the border to Mexico. Adam Yamaguchi goes down to check it out. In the last decade, methamphetamine swept out of California superlabs to become the most widely-abused hard drug in the U.S. The battl... more
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