-Boz gives a synopsis of the latest poll numbers from several countries including
-Going Global looks at the debate over immigration policy between
-Speaking of immigration, Marisa at Latina Lista discusses how immigration is not always “a ‘Hispanic’ thing.”
-The Center for International Policy’s blog on
-Justin at the Latin America News Review slams Marc Cooper’s piece on the waning political sway of the Sandinistas in
-Is it too much to ask to stop the rumors over Fidel Castro’s “death” now that he’s currently at the Mercosur summit in
-Boli-Nica cites a 2002 article from the New Yorker that discussed Hezbollah’s influence in the
-As we mentioned a few days ago, the dynamic duo over at VivirLatino is hosting a poll on the “most influential Latino” of 2006; nominees include Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, and actress Salma Hayek.
-Breathtaking series of photos of
-Global Voices collects posts over the past week from Bolivian bloggers including commemorating the 1980 murder of writer Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz by the military government.
-Speaking of
-Lastly, Latino Pundit cites figures that claim that the number of Hispanics visiting blogs has grown dramatically over the past eight months.
p.s. By the way, did anyone understand the reference being made in the title of this post? Anybody?
Latin America, blogs
5 comments:
Saludos desde la "capital del mundo" to the sunny shores of San Diego!
Yes lili, you are right. It was The Smiths (a personal fave of mine)!
I'm very glad you like to read our blog and hopefully it'll continue to be informative for a long time.
Great Latin America roundup.
It also tempts me to dig up my copy of "Louder Than Bombs."
Ah "Louder than Bombs", a great choice. Yet I confess to being more inclined towards "The Queen is Dead".
And thanks for enjoying the post.
Everyone appreciates a good Morrissey reference.
And hey, if you're looking for non-geo-political stuff on venezuela, stop by my musings - http://wickerparkusa.typepad.com/venesuelo/ -
I'll be winging for at least another week or so from Caracas.
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