Reading over Chris Lydon’s musings from the Symi Symposium in Greece left me feeling melancholy and despairing; and a thought that has been crystallizing in my mind just started running…
As the debate in Congress heats up over the revision and passage of the Farm Bill, the Democratic Congress is trying to find ways to pander and pork-barrel their way…
Today we have the pleasure to begin with the broadcast of a series of shows that will be ongoing over the course of the summer. A group of dedicated citizens…
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…
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…
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…
Although the election of Evo Morales was expected to reduce the amount of blockades, strikes, and general protests in Bolivia, here we are almost three months into the new government…
To many observers, the election of Evo Morales may seem like a victory orchestrated only by Bolivia’s rural and lower class voters. Bolivians will be the first to tell you…
On Wednesday I will be traveling to the South American nation of Bolivia. In the years 2000-2003 I lived in a small village in the province of Mizque, four hours…
In a recent blog post, Calvin at Climate Change Action notes: “Other countries are acting aggressively to reduce man-made contributions to warming…It’s time Congress and Bush likewise listened to the…
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