Notes from the World

Milei's Argentina A Conversation with Amy Booth

What does Argentina looks like under the government of Javier Milei now nearly two years on? @michaeldeibert.bsky.social speaks with Buenos Aires-based journalist Amy Booth. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/mileis-arg...

Bookshelf - July 2025 As we reach the end of July - a month that, this year, almost unbelievably, saw me pass my 52nd birthday - we have surmounted the crest of summer and now autumn - my favourite season despite being an ...

Bookshelf - July 2025 michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookshelf-...

"It is a moral responsibility to listen to the women of Afghanistan." A Conversation with Fereshta Abbasi

On this week's episode, we speak w/Fereshta Abbasi of Human Rights Watch about the ongoing human rights crisis in Afghanistan, the recent indictments of Taliban officials by the International Criminal Court & the difficult situation of many Afghans abroad. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/it-is-a-mo...

Impresiones Costeñas - Capítulo Tres El Libertador

Thoughts on Benkos Biohó, Simón Bolívar, Gustavo Petro, Haiti and the history (and possible future) of Colombia.

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Impresiones Costeñas - Capítulo Dos Savage Beauty

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

Impresiones Costeñas - Capítulo Uno La Puerta de Oro

Today, we publish the first part of a subscriber-only three-part travelogue of @michaeldeibert.bsky.social's recent trip to Colombia's Caribbean coast, looking at the region’s politics, history, culture and its natural beauty. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/impresione...

The Essequibo Question A Conversation with Carl Greenidge

The Essequibo Question: A Conversation with Carl Greenidge michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-essequ... #guyana #venezuela

A few thoughts on the destruction of Haiti's Hotel Oloffson The recent history of Haiti has been bookended by the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse four years ago today and the burning down of the historic Hôtel Oloffson this past weekend, a symbol of t...

A few thoughts on the destruction of #Haiti's Hotel Oloffson michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/a-few-thou...

Salaam, New York! There are some troubling aspects to Zohran Mamdani. But the city - and the country - needs a fighter.

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 @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social to keep me out of the poor house. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/salaam-new...

Salaam, New York! There are some troubling aspects to Zohran Mamdani. But the city - and the country - needs a fighter.

Salaam, New York! There are some troubling aspects to Zohran Mamdani. But the city - and the country - needs a fighter michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/salaam-new...

Michael Deibert’s Notes From the World Here’s an exclusive conversation with the award-winning journalist.

Listen as @michaeldeibert.bsky.social 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-de...

Letter from Port-au-Prince Political factions angle for advantage as Haiti’s capital fights for its survival

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

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

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-...

Going Up the Country As attention focuses on Port-au-Prince, Haiti's Artibonite Valley descends into anarchy.

As attention focuses on Port-au-Prince, Haiti's Artibonite Valley descends into anarchy. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/going-up-t...

Wait, the fake Russian ambassador guy has now become a resource for journalists writing about Haiti's security situation? 😆🙃

YouTube video by Rasta Vibration Burning Spear - Farover (Full Album)

Friday morning writing soundtrack: Burning Spear - Farover (Full Album) youtu.be/Em_g3bri9hU

Bookshelf - May 2025 Left: Major-General Charles George Gordon, combatant in the Crimean War, commander the "Ever Victorious Army" during the Taiping Rebellion in China, enemy of slavery and Governor-General of the Sudan,...

I have been delving into two books connected to two men who, though very different, shared some characteristics of immense physical bravery and a willingness to live true to their beliefs up until their ultimate moment. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookshelf-...

"In Peru, having power means having the capacity to kill." A conversation with Eduardo González Cueva

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-ha...

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

Adiós, Pepe Former president of Uruguay, ex-guerilla with the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional – Tupamaros and chrysanthemum cultivator José “Pepe” Mujica has died, aged 89 years.

Thoughts on the passing of Uruguay's former president, José "Pepe" Mujica. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/adios-pepe

A Conversation with Joe Boyd And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

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-conversa...

Death in Pacot Haiti’s Gangs Set Their Sights on One of Port-Au-Prince’s Most Historic Neighborhoods

"What we are watching is Haiti’s history itself being erased." michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/death-in-p...

"People are hungry for books, for their own history, for their own literature." A Conversation About Ukraine’s Literature and Nationhood With Oksana Lutsyshyna

For this week's episode, 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...

Bookshelf - April 2025 First of all, sincere apologies to readers for blowing through March without providing a reading list of what has been crossing my radar in recent weeks.

Bookshelf - April 2025 michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookshelf-...

Summer Songs Some recordings that evoke the season.

It’s Friday, my favourite day. Despite the gloomy, chilly “Spring” we have experienced in the northeast of the United States this year, I like to think that bluer and warmer skies to come are just around the corner. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/summer-songs

Breaking the Walls Haiti's Viv Ansanm Continues Its Campaign

"Watching the systematic targeting of prisons in Haiti by Viv Ansanm has reminded me of nothing so much as the so-called “Breaking the Walls” campaign waged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during 2013 and 2014." michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

"Palestinians are just like any other human beings." A Conversation with Dalia Alahmad

"Palestinians are just like any other human beings": A Conversation with Dalia Alahmad michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/palestinia...

The Screams of Rumeysa Ozturk The kidnapping of a Turkish graduate student off a street in Massachusetts was horrific. It also fits into a dark subtext of American history.

The Screams of Rumeysa Ozturk: The kidnapping of a Turkish graduate student off a street in Massachusetts was horrific. It also fits into a dark subtext of American history. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-scream...

Episode 1: Michael Deibert and Louis-Henri Mars on the crisis in Haiti Podcast Episode · Notes from the World · 03/23/2024 · 41m

On this day last year, the first episode of @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social premiered, in which we spoke with Louis-Henri Mars, exec director of the great Lakou Lapè, a Haiti org very deserving of your support. Hard to believe we're on Season 2 & Episode 20 now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

"We want Elon Musk out of the government." A look behind the Tesla Takedown protests.

My latest podcast episode focuses on the #TeslaTakedown movement. Please give it a listen. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/we-want-el...