Voices without Votes

Bloggers Weigh in on Voting Irregularities

Posted by Hoa Quach · 5:43 pm · Activism & Protest · Civil Rights & Ethnicity · Globalization · Government & Politics · History · Human Rights · International Relations · Law & Justice · Technology

With Election Day just less two weeks away and early voting booths opening, issues surrounding the validity of the different ways to vote have arisen. Hoa Quach reviews blogs on this matter. 4 comments · read »

Human Rights,
International Relations

Obama Voices Support for Ukraine, Cites Holodomor

Aggregated from: Ukrainiana

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has sent his greetings to the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, VOA Ukrainian Service reports. In a letter to the UCCA, which recently convened in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama said this about Ukraine: Friends of Ukraine in the West should conti...

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History,
Human Rights,
International Relations

U.S., Ukraine: Obama and Ukrainian American Voters

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

Ukrainiana writes about Barack Obama “courting Ukrainian American voters.” ...

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Government & Politics,
International Relations

Palin: “Ukraine, Definitely, Yes.”

Aggregated from: Ukrainiana

Liberals: Orange Revolution Not that I’m a big fan of Republicans (or Democrats, for that matter), but I do like this one. Watch the most "uncut" version of Sarah Palin's ABC News interview, as it relates to Ukraine, with the full transcript below. GIBSON: What insight into Russian...

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Women: On Palin and Going to Hell

Posted by Hoa Quach · 3:38 pm · Activism & Protest · Gender · Religion

Over the weekend, Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin spoke at a California rally, where during her speech she repeated a quote she read on a Starbucks cup from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Will women who don't support other women have a place reserved for them in hell? Bloggers from around the world react. 8 comments · read »

International Relations,
War & Conflict

Poland, Russia, U.S.: A “New Cold War” or Not?

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

The beatroot hosts a discussion of the Polish-Russian-American relationship in the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian conflict. ...

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International Relations

Ukraine: Dick Cheney, Elections, NATO

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

Ukrainiana writes about Dick Cheney's visit to Ukraine: “Undoubtedly, the outgoing Bush administration wants to send a welcome message to Kyiv. But given the lame-duck status of both Cheney and Yushchenko, Ukraine’s accession into NATO hinges on the outcome of the presidential election i...

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Media & Internet

Yet another reason why I won’t be voting McCain/Palin

Aggregated from: Natalia Antonova

So McCain goes on Jim Quinn’s show, to court conservative votes. Who is Jim Quinn? Why, he is the guy who told a journalist to “get an American name.” Classy, huh? Now why would immigrants and the children of immigrants vote for this guy after that?...

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Iraq

Ukraine: Iraqi Scientists Trained in Pripyat

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

Chernobyl and Eastern Europe writes that “three Texas Tech professors and their graduate students trained 27 Iraqi scientists about processes needed to clean up radioactive debris” this past June in Pripyat: “Well, that’s an interesting use of Pripyat - train Iraqis on radiation ...

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History,
International Relations