Category: Politics
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Open Source in Elections
A lot of attention has been given to electronic voting machines, with concerns on the part of democracy activists that private corporations have no business owning and managing the software…
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Comparing Bolivian and American Elections
After going to my local polling station yesterday afternoon, I couldn’t help but make some striking comparisons between US mid-term elections and Bolivia’s constituent assembly election, which was held on…
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The Unravelling Duoply
In many ways, I see partisan politics as a ploy to create the illusion of choice and, in the words of Noam Chomsky, to “manufacture consent”. Polarizing the electorate has…
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World Bank: A chink in the armor
Historically, the World Bank and the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the world have been united in their “commitment to poverty alleviation and economic development in the Third World”. In other…
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Blossom-End Rot In Squash
For the past two years I’ve been having this problem with my squash. I’m not a plant pathologist, though I have had some success identifying diseases and insects based on…
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A Garden
After returning home I was struck by a loss of words. There is always the irreconcilable gap that exists between a world falsely divided between First and Third: the scarcity…
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El Rechazo
This past week, the nationalization of Bolivia’s gas industry has drawn much attention in the global media. In part because of the dramatic way in which Evo Morales ordered the…
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Heather Wilson: Champion of Net Neutrality
Today I received an email from Congresswoman Heather Wilson regarding her stance on Net Neutrality. Her votes in favor of Net Neutrality are a clear indication of her position, but…
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Congresswoman Wilson, Take a Bow.
On April 26th, Congresswoman Heather Wilson, representative of New Mexico’s 1st district, voted against the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement (COPE) Act. In the same House Energy and Commerce Committee…
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The Unlikely Captain
The transformational effect of power is extremely noticeable in Bolivian politics. And here I am talking of rural and provincial politics, of the backwater places that nobody hears or knows…
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