Mongolia, land of Sumo
Mongolia’s presidential election is taking place today, and former Prime Minister, Nambariin Enkhbayar, looks slated to win. His party – the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party… Read More »Mongolia, land of Sumo
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
English-language blogs in Jordan
I’m in Amman, Jordan for the next three days (well, 54 hours remaining…) for a meeting of Open Society’s Information program. One of our guests… Read More »English-language blogs in Jordan
Different regions, different bridgebloggers
As Rebecca and I work to flesh out the Global Voices catalog, we’re finding different kinds of bridgebloggers in different nations. In countries where there’s… Read More »Different regions, different bridgebloggers
Reading blogs, and staying home. Sort of.
Rebecca asked me to cover the Global Voices daily blog roundup yesterday. It was a good chance to discover just how powerful the Global Voices… Read More »Reading blogs, and staying home. Sort of.
Two Indias
I’m reassured that Dina finds India paradoxical as well – I worried that I was the only one. Travelling from Bangalore to Bombay, Rajastan and… Read More »Two Indias
Geekcorps, and the economics of USAID
Boing Boing featured a recent call for assistance from the current administration of Geekcorps. Evidently a couple of volunteers for posts in Ghana were forced… Read More »Geekcorps, and the economics of USAID