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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Thank You, and Goodbye!

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.

February 16, 2009

An Open Letter to Obama on Racism in Denmark

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.

December 4, 2008

World Video Responses to Obama's Election

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.

November 26, 2008

Today's Faves: Three cheers for McCain

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.

November 3, 2008

Obama: Still not an Arab

After more than 20 months on the campaign trail, dozens of interviews, thousands of headlines, it seems some people still aren't sure whether Obama is "an Arab" or not. He is not.

October 28, 2008

Today's Faves: A Letter, a Song, and Dance for Obama

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. Today's links are a little heavy on the Obama-side, but end in song and dance.

October 28, 2008

A Punjabi Vice President?

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...

May 23, 2008