What is Life?

E. anthony Collins

What is Life? http://journalism.uoregon.edu/whatis/life/ An educational conference that promises vision and action.

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Affordable Care Act

A page of an old book with the words " one and two " written on it.

A new “5-year rule†in California allows the government to recover their costs for social services received by you. Question: Are the insurance subsidies under the ACA to be considered as a social service received?  Presumably so, but I am not sure. Under the new rule the government can demand to be paid back from your estate for the…

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Now there’s Trump so I return to Zinn

E. anthony Collins

Some folks are long overdue for their first reading of A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.  In my case, I was overdue for a re-read and it has been very helpful.  With recent political developments as they have been and a tendency to forecast ominously for the future I provide this link to edify…

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A Lumad Prayer in Bendum, Philippines

Three women sitting on rocks near a river.

I am re-editing some documentary projects that I produced years ago in the upland forests of Mindanao, Philippines.  My son says my style as a filmmaker is antiquated and extinct, and he is probably correct, but it’s my best effort and hopefully achieves some level of mindful simplicity in an online context.

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KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: A Fulbright grant

E. anthony Collins

I am happy and grateful to receive a 2017-19 Fulbright FLEX grant for doing research at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (AUCA). My research project is develop and write an “indigenous†curriculum for higher education and creative practice at AUCA, in the nascent Department of TV, Cinema and Visual Arts. In doing my research…

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Happiness and Suffering

Two men sitting next to each other in a room.

I have been pondering the notion of Happiness and the Root of Suffering.  I am trying to simplify my understanding here, and I hope it helps someone else too. What is happiness? Happiness is when the heart and mind are freed from suffering. How can one achieve happiness? Happiness can be achieved as the causes of…

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Dubai: Where the future begins

A group of people sitting around in a recording studio.

This is an 8-minute documentary that I produced for the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) several years ago.  Re-edited (from 15-min to 8-min) and finally put online!

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