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November 8, 2008

Rising Voices Bloggers on Obama's Victory

Posted by David Sasaki · 10:28 pm · Bolivia · Colombia · Kenya

Bloggers from around the world, including those trained in Rising Voices outreach projects, have been penning their reactions to President-Elect Barack Obama’s victory in Tuesday’s election in the United States. David Sasaki brings us the story. 1 comments · read »

November 7, 2008

Fourth World Voices: We Can Too

Posted by Simon Maghakyan · 1:43 pm · Australia · Bolivia · Canada · New Zealand

African-American politician Barack Obama’s White House victory is seen as their own triumph by many in the world. But what does the marginalized and invisible world – the Fourth World – think of America’s first multicultural president? Indigenous peoples offer watchful hope for change; many adopt the spirit of “Yes we can.” 2 comments · read »

October 17, 2008

Bolivia,
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Netherlands,
Peru

Bush Signs Trade Deal

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

U.S. President George W. Bush signed another (free) trade deal with South American countries on Thursday. The deal is not new, but merely a one-year extension of an earlier treaty known as the Andean Trade Preference Act. “We want there to be a prosperous neighborhood. It’s in the int...

September 30, 2008

Bolivia,
Ecuador,
Haiti,
Venezuela

MSM: Wake Up & Smell the Misinformation

Aggregated from: The Haitian Blogger

Chinese President Hu Jintao(R) meets with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Great Hallof the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Sept.24, 2008.(Xinhua/Liu Weibing)The US mainstream media (MSM) never delves into or outlines the role of the US government in the escalation of tension...

September 19, 2008

Bolivia,
Netherlands,
Spain,
Venezuela

McCain: ¿Spain?

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

McCain has managed to strain relations with a European country without even being elected yet. In an interview with Union Radio in Miami McCain answered a question to whether he would hold meetings with President Zapatero of Spain in such a way that it seems clear that: He lumps Spain together wit...