Yesterday, 1 November, Big Medicine posted excellent recapitulation of recent events in Oaxaca, with shocking new news. Pinko Feminist Hellcat had a good post on Oaxaca yesterday as well. This article, on fighting in the streets, written in the present tense, is eleven minutes old as I link to it.
The Spanish language Wikipedia offers useful background on Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, the Governor In Question. Austin Indymedia has an old but very good article on Ruiz and the background of the current conflict, with a picture which should not be missed.
Meanwhile, Daniel Ortega has got religion. I dislike Daniel Ortega and I do not know that I could ever bring myself to vote for him. Given some of the options, however, I could be glad to see him win. But my Nica-ndidate is Edmundo Jarquín of the Movimiento por la Renovación Sandinista. “Votá por el feo que quiere una Nicaragua linda,” says he.
Jarquín’s running mate, Carlos Mejía Godoy, knows how to sing. I have seen him do so in person with his band, Los de Palacagüina. When Camilo Mejía first hit the news for having refused redeployment to Iraq with the Forida National Guard, I did not realize he was Carlos Mejía Godoy’s son, but he is.
Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 
Thank you for the Big Medicine link. What a great summary of the current events.
Isn’t it!?! I should say I found it thanks to Nezua (the Unapologetic Mexican).
Yes, thanks for this.
Trite it may be, but I must say that “Ain’t Going Down to the Well No More” is by far not only one of the best Ledbelly songs ever recorded, but one of the greatest recordings, period. Keep up the good work.
Yes! Here is a fragment of Ain’t Going Down…. I am going to have to get that whole CD. It is odd, but part of my Leadbelly fixation has to do with my association of him and my grandmother, born around the same time, nothing in common except this 19th century rural experience, but he just reminds me.
i also found some very good info on this blog:
http://amleft.blogspot.com/
And what a good blog it is!