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January 20, 2009

Two Million at Obama Inauguration

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

Two million Americans are expected to gather in Washington to celebrate the inauguration of the country’s first black president. President-elect Barack Obama will take office at 1700 GMT following two days of inaugural celebrations. He becomes the 44th U.S president, taking the place of outgo...

The best of VwV and the presidential campaign

Less than one year ago, Voices without Votes was created to offer a voice of those who couldn't vote in the U.S. presidential election to those who could. Our exciting journey has reached its final destination with Barack Obama's inauguration today. However, before we say "goodbye," our authors have chosen ...

Voices without Votes Inauguration Liveblog

Join us starting at 10:00 a.m. EST for one final liveblog involving your favorite cast of Voices without Votes characters from all over the globe!

January 13, 2009

U.S Navy to Lead Fight Against Somali Pirates

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

A U.S. Navy commander will lead a new international force to battle pirates off the coast of Somalia, officials said Thursday, according reports from Associated Press. More than 20 nations are expected to take part in the mission once it is fully under way later this month. The announcement Thursday...

Obama’s Perestroika Challenge: US & Russia , W. George Krasnow

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - american power & the world

The challenge Barack Obama faces is being compared with that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the 1933 depression and of Abraham Lincoln at the start of the civil war. Another analogy suggests itself, with Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika.  Then, in 1985, the USSR was at war, its economy sta...

January 8, 2009

You’ve Just Been Appointed U.S. Middle East Envoy…Now What?

Aggregated from: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » USA

With the bloody fighting in Gaza, emotions are running high in the region, and around the world. The ghastly images we see on the news evoke a wide range of emotions: sympathy, empathy, regret, guilt, remorse, and yes, anger. All this is understandable. And yet we sense that strong passions and unbr...

December 15, 2008

Breaking News: Bush Ducks Shoes

It was an incident that lasted a mere 12 seconds. But as soon as bloggers the world over watched Muntadar Al Zeidi throw not one, but both his shoes, at US President George W Bush in a Press conference held in Iraq today, reactions - several in 140 characters or less in the Twittersphere - spread faster than you could say ‘footwear’ … twice.

December 4, 2008

American perceptions of the Mumbai attacks, Thomas Ash

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - USA

Until it hit the headlines after the Mumbai attacks, India did not tend to receive much attention in the international press - at least not as much attention as China, Asia's other major rising power. Even with the Olympics over, China has been the subject of innumerable recent news stories and ...

December 3, 2008

“If it's Sunday, it's Meet the Press”, Karl Smyth

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - USA

It appears that MSNBC may have finally made their much-anticipated decision as to who will succeed the late Tim Russert as the next host of Meet the Press: the most watched Sunday talk show in America and the longest-running television show in broadcast history. In an article posted Monday, The Huf...

November 28, 2008

Morocco: Thanksgiving Away from Home

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Elizabeth, a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, writes about celebrating Thanksgiving so far from home. ...