Home » americas

Russia, U.S.: Response to Opinion Piece on Russophobia

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 04/04/2008

A detailed response to an opinion piece by Andrei Tsygankov, associate professor of international relations at San Francisco State University, who claims that “the U.S. presidential candidates are increasingly playing the Russophobia card in their campaigns” - at Scraps of Moscow.

Americas Cyber-Activism Eastern & Central Europe Elections Freedom of Speech Governance History Human Rights International Relations Media Politics Protest Roundups Russia U.S.A.

---

B-razi-loggers Rage and Roll Against ISO Approval of Microsoft Standard

Posted by Jose Murilo Junior on 04/04/2008

April fool's day this year has brought a bitter taste to the Brazilian open source community. The announcement of the approval of Microsoft's Open XML Format (OOXML) as an ISO/IEC International Standard was, at first, seen as some kind of joke. After all, OOXML had lost a vote on its adoptio ...

Americas Brazil Business Industry Internet & Telecoms Portuguese Technology Weblog free software iso microsoft ooxml open source open standards

---

Mexico: Emo Youth Become Targets of Attacks

Posted by Eduardo Avila on 04/04/2008

Across Mexico, youth part of an "emo" culture have been the targets of attacks by groups, who may have been incited by a popular television personality. The easily identifiable youth may have been targeted due to their dress, taste in music or other stereotypes. Local bloggers have provided covera ...

Americas Arts & Culture English Mexico Music Spanish Weblog Youth

---

Jamaica, U.S.A.: MLK 40 years Later

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 04/04/2008

Jamaican blog Abeng News Magazine honours Martin Luther King by sharing people's recollections of April 4, 1968, while Something Extra remembers when Dr. King visited Jamaica.

Americas Cyber-Activism Diaspora English History Jamaica Politics Roundups U.S.A.

---

Suriname, Guyana: Plane Crash Kills 19

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 04/04/2008

Airline World says that 20 are feared dead in a plane crash in Suriname, while Guyana Providence Stadium links to a mainstream media report on the tragedy.

Americas Disaster English Guyana Media Roundups Suriname

---