Latvian animator Signe Baumane has battled depression for most of her life — a battle that was made even more difficult by the oppressive culture of the Soviet Union. But when she discovered her depression had hereditary roots, she decided to make a film about the illness, one that's surreal, dark and funny all at once.
During the Soviet era, many Russians say they didn't really worry about how much things cost. Choices weren't abundant so you made do with what you could get. And things were cheaper.
Food prices are rising, dictators are falling and it's all interconnected with global security, according to Lester Brown.
The latest on the confrontation in Georgia, and the new international realities -- including the role of oil.