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My mother is visiting me, which means I don’t have much knitting progress to talk about. Instead, I thought I’d post this trailer for the latest Vanguard Special on Current. Vanguard is one of my favorite shows on Current, and they do a fantastic job of looking at issues that aren’t  always getting a lot of coverage. This week, Mariana van Zeller travels to Angola to investigate China’s growing presence in Africa.

Chinatown, Africa airs on Wednesday at 10 pm E/P. You can also head over to http://current.com/vanguard during the show to chat live with Mariana. (If you don’t get Current on your cable provider, you’ll also be able to watch the  show online. Isn’t the internet great?)

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