Friday, December 30, 2011

Words from the Casa Azul

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“Often I feel more sympathy for carpenters, shoe repairmen, etc., than for all that herd of fools who think they are civilized, loquacious, ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Angry Syrians crowd Arab League monitors

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Books in 2011: A Personal Selection

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During 2011, a year of pretty much unending rough waters, a number of interesting books nevertheless came into my life and. As I have done i...
Saturday, December 17, 2011

Life Dances On: Lady Rollers Second Line in New Orleans

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All photos © Michael Deibert
Friday, December 16, 2011

In Memoriam: Sebastian Quezada

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Sebastian Quezada, one of my best and dearest friends. Thank you for your friendship, I learned so much from you, see you on the other side,...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

NOLA Evolution

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(With full credit given to Dirty Coast , whose terrific shop on Magazine Street I found only yesterday. MD)
Sunday, December 11, 2011

Review of Erin Siegal’s ‘Finding Fernanda’

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Posted on Sun, Dec. 11, 2011 Review of Erin Siegal’s ‘Finding Fernanda’ By Michael Deibert The Miami Herald Finding Fernanda: Two Mothers,...
Monday, December 05, 2011

Sonia Pierre 1963-2011

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Sonia Pierre, you were the greatest patriot that the Dominican Republic could ask for, one of the greatest advocates for human rights in the...
Sunday, November 27, 2011

We made it! Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair reaches funding goal on Kickstarter

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We made it! Thanks to a pledge from Jean R. Laraque and increase in the pledge of my old friend Matthew Moran, today - Sunday morning - we r...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Carlos Castresana responds to the Economist

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Carlos Castresana, the former head of the United Nations-mandated Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) - the body...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011

On Kristallnacht and the DRC

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Today is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, as the series of Nazi attacks against businesses owned by Germany's Jews are called, regardle...
Sunday, November 06, 2011

Support Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair on Kickstarter

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Photo © Hilary Wallis Dear all, I am attempting to raise funds via Kickstarter to enable me to complete a final round of research intervie...
Saturday, November 05, 2011

Meanwhile, in Syria today...

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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Concern Grows Over Plan to Drill for Oil Near Florida Keys

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Posted: 10/4/11 12:19 PM ET Concern Grows Over Plan to Drill for Oil Near Florida Keys By Michael Deibert Huffington Post (Please read the o...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Autumn in New York City During Dark Times

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In the dark autumn of two years later we saw New York again. We passed through curiously polite customs agents, and then with bowed head and...
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Monday, September 26, 2011

Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association Inc. 127th Annual Anniversary Parade

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Photo © Michael Deibert
Monday, September 12, 2011

Haunted Latin America, Black Tuesday and a crumbling empire: New books of note

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From time to time on this blog, I like to direct readers’ attention to noteworthy endeavors by my colleagues and peers and, fortuitously, th...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Ballots and Bullets in Guatemala

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Posted: 9/10/11 03:57 PM ET Ballots and Bullets in Guatemala By Michael Deibert (This article was also cross-posted on the Huffington Post a...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011

CBC's The Current on the UN in Haiti

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My interview this morning about the United Nations presence in Haiti on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's The Current with Anna M...
Sunday, September 04, 2011

NOLA Politician Pony Show

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What kind of city do you live in the when the city assessor, the city's former railroad chief and the head of a well-known nonprofit all...