Notes from the World

On this week's episode, we speak with Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost, A Story of Greed, Terror & Heroism in Colonial Africa, about his body of work & thoughts about the current political climate in the United States. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/this-is-the-…

My account of Kilmar Ábrego García in Baltimore yesterday. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/promise-me-t…

We spoke with the Haitian author Kettly Mars about her writing, Haiti’s political and artistic travails and the role that the country’s literary tradition has played and continues to play in its history. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/haiti-must-c…

What I've been reading this month. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookshelf-au…

What does Argentina looks like under the government of Javier Milei now nearly two years on? @michaelcdeibert speaks with Buenos Aires-based journalist @AmyBwrites michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/mileis-argen…

Thoughts on Benkos Biohó, Simón Bolívar, Gustavo Petro, Haiti and the history (and possible future) of Colombia. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/impresiones-…

Thoughts on Benkos Biohó, Simón Bolívar, Gustavo Petro, Haiti and the history (and possible future) of Colombia. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/impresiones-…

This is the second part of a subscriber-only three-part travelogue of @michaelcdeibert's recent trip to Colombia's Caribbean coast, looking at the region’s politics, history, culture and its natural beauty. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/impresiones-…

Happy birthday, United States of America. Please read my new piece on New York City's next mayor with your burgers and hot dogs and, if you can, please become a paid subscriber to @NotesFromWorld to keep me out of the poor house. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/salaam-new-y…

It is rare that I get the opportunity to speak about #Haiti at such length and in such depth. Thank you, @nomiprins, for giving me the chance to talk about my recent trip to Port-au-Prince & the history of this extraordinary, troubled nation. prinsights.substack.com/p/michael-deib…

Watch as @michaelcdeibert speaks with Nomi Prins about his recent visit to #Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and about the contemporary reality and history of that extraordinary, troubled nation. prinsights.substack.com/p/michael-deib…

Letter from Port-au-Prince: Political factions angle for advantage as #Haiti’s capital fights for its survival michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/letter-from-…

You Voted for This: Donald Trump Didn’t Return to the White House Due to Flawed Democratic Messaging, but Because of the Sorry Moral Degeneration of the U.S. Electorate michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/you-voted-fo…

It was great to have a chance to speak with @elfjcgc about the situation in #Peru more than two years after the ouster of President Pedro Castillo and the country’s tangled political and social history. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/in-peru-havi…

It was great to have a chance to speak with human rights consultant and sociologist Eduardo González Cueva about the situation in Peru more than two years after the ouster of President Pedro Castillo and the country’s tangled political and social history. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/in-peru-havi…

Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara & rapper Maykel "Osorbo" Castillo Pérez have been unjustly imprisoned for nearly four years by the racist, reactionary, corrupt dictatorship that squats over the island. They represent the greatness of Cuba more than the regime ever could.

Have a great episode of @NotesFromWorld looking at the current situation in Peru coming for you tomorrow.

On @NotesFromWorld this week, we speak to record producer Joe Boyd, who helmed some of the most important recordings of some of the most influential musicians of the last 60 years, including Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Toots and the Maytals & R.E.M. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/a-conversati…

This week, @michaelcdeibert speaks to record producer Joe Boyd, who helmed some of the most important recordings of some of the most influential musicians of the last 60 years, including Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Toots and the Maytals & R.E.M. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/a-conversati…

For this week's episode of @NotesFromWorld, we spoke with Ukrainian author and translator Oksana Lutsyshyna about Ukraine’s vibrant literary culture and the state of the nation in the shadow of Russia’s war there. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/people-are-h…