Old friends, old tires
My friend Christopher – “Stophe” – Landis has never been a man of half measures. When he directed the first groups of Geekcorps volunteers in… Read More »Old friends, old tires
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Citizen voices and the Mumbai attacks
When news from the developing world dominates the global news agenda, we get a lot of traffic on Global Voices. As the horrific events unfolded… Read More »Citizen voices and the Mumbai attacks
Putting that extra life to good use
I had a good conversation last night with Dr. Vikram Kumar, the founder of Dimagi, a very cool project that’s using handheld devices, phones and… Read More »Putting that extra life to good use
Piracy – a great excuse to write about Somalia
It’s been a nice change of pace to hear stories about Somalia leading newscasts the last couple of days. The audacious hijack of a massive… Read More »Piracy – a great excuse to write about Somalia
Sniffing out the future in Morogoro, Tanzania
If you’re looking for evidence of human shortsightedness, you might start with landmines. Popular as an inexpensive tool of warfare, landmines now render land uninhabitable… Read More »Sniffing out the future in Morogoro, Tanzania
Obama for vice-president… of Ghana?!
The nation of Ghana faces a presidential election that’s almost the inverse of the election the US just experienced. Ghana experienced a transformational election in… Read More »Obama for vice-president… of Ghana?!