Solana Larsen

I am a Danish-Puerto Rican journalist and activist, and I live in New York. I am Managing Editor of Global Voices Online. My personal blog is solanasaurus.com and I blog in Danish about technology at blogbyblog.dk. Hablo Español.

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Latest posts by Solana Larsen

Thank You, and Goodbye!

  February 16, 2009

Voices without Votes is proud to have worked with so many Global Voices bloggers and friends around the world to provide a global perspective on the U.S. presidential elections in 2008. Special thanks to Reuters for the commission, to Jeremy Clarke who built the website, and Amira al Hussaini who expertly managed a super team of bloggers.

An Open Letter to Obama on Racism in Denmark

  December 4, 2008

Two popular Danish writers and provocateurs, Jakob Holdt and Rune Engelbreth Larsen, have created a video letter to president-elect Barack Obama asking him to do something about the growing amount of racism against Muslims in Danish politics and media.

World Video Responses to Obama's Election

  November 26, 2008

Recharge your video camera. Tell Barack Obama what you think he should do when he becomes president. Read on, for an opportunity for citizens around the world to be heard by television viewers in the USA.

Today's Faves: Three cheers for McCain

  November 3, 2008

Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Nervous about the election yet? Here's a triple dose of McCain favoritism brought to you from bloggers around the world.

A Punjabi Vice President?

  May 23, 2008

On the South Asian group blog, Sepia Mutiny, blogger and Duke University professor, Amardeep Singh, wonders whether Republican presidential candidate John McCain might seriously be considering Indian-American Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal as his running mate. “I know it’s crazy, but maybe it isn’t as crazy as it sounds,” wrote the...