Posted by Jennifer Brea to Global Voices Online Du Cabiau à Kinshasa writes about Kinshasa’s love of excess in a recent post titled “Kinshasa is baroque” [Fr]. « Le baroque est un style qui se caractérise par l’exagération du mouvement, la surcharge décorative, les effets dramatiques, l’exubérance et de la grandeur parfois pompeuse.» Alors, Kinshasa […]
Italy 2-0 France: Italians Breathe Sigh of Relief
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 Day eleven of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008. Italy trumped the French decisively in their Group C re-match of 2006 World Cup winners and runners-up Tuesday, moving on to play Spain in the quarterfinals on Sunday after an enlivening display of confidence. Meanwhile Holland, who remain unbeaten in three matches […]
Iraq: BlogIraq is Dead
by Salam Adil I am sad to report the death of Ahmed the writer of the blog BlogIraqwho was murdered in the Al-Mansour district of Baghdad. May he rest in peace. Iraqi bloggers are a close-knit community and we mourn the death of fellow bloggers as if it is from our own family. There is not one family in Iraq […]
Video: Working Families Do Better When More People Are in Unions
Mike Cerbo, executive director of the Colorado AFL-CIO, reports on the elections for Colorado AFL-CIO leadership and the state federation’s Labor 2008 Kick Off event. Cerbo will continue to serve as the executive director for the Colorado AFL-CIO. More than 200 delegates taking part in last week’s Colorado AFL-CIO Convention unanimously elected Sheet Metal […]
Can Obama Create A New ‘Majority’ That Transcends Partisan Politics?
The heart of Obama’s platform for the Democratic nomination and the United States presidency is the theme of bringing change to the country along with bringing people together. He has been saying that he can bring Democrats, Republicans, and Independents together in order to get the necessary things done and accomplished. In short, Obama explains […]
FOLK MUSIC IN MODERN LIFE
Folk music has held a sway over people for ages. Even though it is very different from the hip-rocking and swinging music of the day, folk has its own place in the hearts of its lovers. Yet most of the modern generation does not even know what this lovely soulful variety of music means. For […]