Today’s election day and there’s a REALLY BIG referendum question on the ballot in Maine. In May, Governor Baldacci (formerly opposed to gay marriage) signed a bill to approve same-sex marriage in Maine. Over the summer, of course, the hateful, … Continued
BUSH OUT! word. watched the inauguration last week (i think it was last week? i’ve been working too much and losing track of time) and it was truly a great moment. I have been waiting for this day for EIGHT … Continued
Friday night i volunteered with Democrats Abroad Argentina… They hosted a debate-watching party at a bar in my neighborhood, and I got to help out at the voter-registration table. At this point most expats should hopefully have registered already, so … Continued
Here’s a video of Democracy Now producer Elizabeth Press and others describing how the police broke into several private homes in the Twin Cities. Police entered with guns drawn and handcuffed the journalists and searched their house and property for … Continued
Macri Buenos Aires just voted for a new governor and the winner is Mauricio Macri, who is currently president of the city’s famous Boca football club and represents Buenos Aires in the Lower House of the Argentine Congress. Yesterday was … Continued
HuelgaOriginally uploaded by elizajanecurtis we tried to take a taxi to the Juana Molina show on Friday night and ended up in a crazy huge traffic jam approaching Avenida 9 de Julio. After a half-hour sitting around listening to honking … Continued
March 24th is a public holiday in Argentina, the Day of Memory for Truth and Justice. It is a day of protest in Buenos Aires to remember the “desaparecidos,” 30,000 people who were “disappeared” during the military dictatorships in Argentina … Continued