Delhi Maybe someone out there is hearing our tired, old, boring message: organizing takes hard work! Yes, I’ve said it now, but it was never a secret despite the flutter of excitement about the mirage of so-called Twitter and Facebook “revolutions. In two very interesting pieces, one “After the Protests” by Zeynep Tufekci in …
Month: March 2014
The Mixed Blessings of Globalization
Delhi When I first flew into Delhi, it was a wild experience. Three or four long lines of people in dilapidated, entry hall waiting forever on hard concrete floors. My first trip was with a delegation of organizers and many of the women regaled us with stories of coming off of a 14 hour flight …
Where the Heck is that Malaysian Plane?
New Orleans Over the last couple of weeks I have flown to England, Scotland, and Canada, and as I write this I’m packing for twelve days in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, India. I don’t fly as much as I once did, when sometimes I was on the road 60% of the time. I get to …