Midterm Madness
It’s becoming increasingly clear that US midterm elections could be something of a disaster. Lots of smart commentators are predicting problems with new voting machines,… Read More »Midterm Madness
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
links for 2006-11-03
Celebrating miserable African leaders � The sub-Saharan African roundtable Dennis Matanda’s interesting critique of the Mo Ibrahim prize for African government (tags: africa corruption) Revealed:… Read More »links for 2006-11-03
Regional integration as a strategy for African development
One of the best observations I’ve ever heard about African economics came from Dr. Nancy Birdsall, director of the Center for Development Economics in Washington,… Read More »Regional integration as a strategy for African development
Remembering those we’d rather forget
My friend Dumisani Nyoni was frustrated by coverage of the death of P.W. Botha, the former president of South Africa under Apartheid. Botha, unlike his… Read More »Remembering those we’d rather forget
links for 2006-11-02
U.S. intelligence unveils spy version of Wikipedia�|�Tech&Sci�|�Technology�|�Reuters.com US intelligence unveils Intellopedia, inspired by Wikipedia, to enable information sharing between various government agencies (tags: wikipedia security)
Worldchanging: now on (recycled) dead trees!
I’ve worked with Worldchanging.com since August 2004, when Alex Steffen interviewed me for a piece on the site. He and I met face to face… Read More »Worldchanging: now on (recycled) dead trees!