Buenos Aires A couple of weeks ago I was meeting with a woman in New York, who put down the phone to explain that she was just arranging “kidnap and ransom” insurance for the actress, Mia Farrow, who was preparing to leave with a delegation to Sudan to protest the genocide there. I was …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Oliver’s Fall
Buenos Aires A calm and groggy morning followed the overnight flight from Houston punctuated by a cup of chicory coffee brought from New Orleans to the troops in Buenos Aires. Ravioli lunch at a parrilla, a great siesta, and wonderful pizza at Burgio on Cabildo, and I felt I was finding my place …
Crisis Energetica!
Buenos Aires I was here a year ago in August shortly after the office of ACORN Argentina opened. I was here again six months later in February and the portenos were still talking of the improving economy and general national prospects. Now, another six months later even the remis (long distance cab) driver commented …