Bloggers of the world unite and take over

A street bench that is part of an exhibit along Mexico City’s Avenida de la Reforma (Image via Ricardo Carreon's Flickr account)

Note: This week we’re going to preempt our usual Friday night music post and resume what will probably be a weekly feature from now on at The Latin Americanist where we take a look at what’s being said in the blogosphere. Have a great Easter weekend!

* Compare and contrast: Gothamist points out how New York health officials are promoting male circumcisions in public hospitals, while VivirLatino mentions that Brazil’s Health Ministry is trying to prevent male circumcisions.

* Foreign Policy’s blog goes into more detail over a story we published about how the U.S. reached its limit for skilled worker visas in less than a day.

* Ricardo Carreon gives his view on the lunacy at Brazil’s airports a few days ago.

* Global Voices Online looks at what Chilean bloggers have to say on the Transantiago snafu and student protests this week.

* Guess who is running for U.S .president? Anti-immigrant legislator Tom Tancredo!

* Speaking of presidential candidates, Daily Kos has a detailed interview with Bill Richardson.

* Boz published a spot-on post Hugo Chavez’ change of heart over ethanol production.

* Several news links on Mexico including a different angle on the immigration debate via Latinista.

* With the 30^th anniversary of the watershed miniseries “Roots” coming up, Marisa at Latina Lista suggests that it’s definitely time for a version on Latino culture to be made.

* Thankfully, Mark in Mexico is keeping us up to date over the still precarious situation in Oaxaca, Mexico.

* Could it be the beginning of the end of Venezuela’s high oil revenues? Publius Pundit explains.

* When you got to go, you got to go!

* Heck, now I feel guilty for depriving you of this Friday’s music post. As a sign of remorse (and with the hope of attending her NYC concert in Thursday) here is Julieta Venegas’ music video for “Limón y Sal”:

Links- Gothamist. VivirLatino, Foreign Policy – Passport, Wonkette, Bloggings by Boz, Latina Lista, Global Voices Online, Mark in Mexico, Latinista, Ricardo’s Blog, Publius Pundit, Daily Kos, Brazil Offside