New Orleans Mayor Interview
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives an extraordinary interview to WWL-AM, a New Orleans radio station. He’s extremely critical of the disaster response thus far,… Read More »New Orleans Mayor Interview
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Doc, Michael on New Orleans
I haven’t found anything I’ve had to say about the hurricane that anyone hasn’t already said better. And Doc Searls just said much of what… Read More »Doc, Michael on New Orleans
Neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night.
This is a geek rant. If you’re here for the usual afrocentric socioeconomic commentary, you can safely skip this one. :-) I was attempting to… Read More »Neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night.
Road Trip! Tales from the road in Ghana and DRC
Emmanuel Bensah somehow manages to make me nostalgic for tro-tros, the overcrowded, sweaty, unsafe minivans that serve as transport for most urban Ghanaians. His photo… Read More »Road Trip! Tales from the road in Ghana and DRC
Slingshot: Meet the Palestine Lyrical Front
In a pile of recent (terrific!) posts on Roba Al-Assi’s blog, “And Far Away” (don’t miss the one about her pink hair) is a great… Read More »Slingshot: Meet the Palestine Lyrical Front
What if Tanja got it right?
When Niger’s president Mamadou Tanja declared that his nation wasn’t facing a famine, but local food shortages, his statements were met with widespread skepticism. (See… Read More »What if Tanja got it right?