Why You Should Come to Cancun
By Starhawk
†††From September 10-15, the World Trade Organization will attempt to hold a ministerial in Cancun, Mexico. †They will be opposed by campesinos, students, international activists, NGOs, and a strong contingent of the Mayan Gods and Goddesses †(at least, in the form of giant puppets.) †Here’s why you should be [...]
Posted by Deb in Politics on August 28th, 2003 | Comments Off
The following is a quote from an Al Franken interview I read this morning, with an explanatory link thrown in. I don’t like this at all:
“So this is the mindset of the right, that they have to punish you. Joe Wilson, the former Gabon ambassador, was sent to Niger by the CIA and came back [...]
Posted by Deana in Politics on August 27th, 2003 | Comments Off
Apparently it has been decided in Texas that pictures of breastfeeding are “lewd.” Ah. Obviously. Chris and Karen had best be careful, when the time comes, not to shoot anything that is “equivalent to sex”. This will make Karen very, very angry (if she hasn’t heard about it already).
Posted by Deana in Politics on August 23rd, 2003 | 1 Comment »
It’s all about your microorganisms, baby!
Microorganisms, micro-details. I fixed the “=”. ~deb
Posted by Deb in Uncategorized on August 21st, 2003 | 3 Comments »
Since there’s all this interest in voting in California, you might want to take a moment to get to know the proposed Instant Runoff Voting idea. It won’t make it into this recall election, but it should.
Posted by Chris in Politics on August 20th, 2003 | Comments Off
Our beloved John Ashcroft is touring the country to campaign for the PATRIOT Act, extolling it’s virtues in protecting us from terrorism. Why campaign for an act already enacted, you ask? Not only would he like to extend it, but soon we’ll see the new, improved VICTORY Act which elevates his power to that of [...]
Posted by Chris in Politics on August 20th, 2003 | Comments Off
My brother Carl sent me this neat test to determine which presidential candidate (who has declared candidacy) is my best match for election 2004. I was 100% with Dean, but only 19% with G.W. Bush. Go figure!
Posted by Deana in Politics on August 18th, 2003 | 3 Comments »
Two new books worthy of our attention.
A new book by Ted Nace that you can read online.
From the Gangs of America website:
Corporations are the dominant force in modern life, surpassing even church and state. The largest are richer than entire nations, and courts have given these entities more rights than people. To many Americans, [...]
Posted by Deb in Politics on August 18th, 2003 | 3 Comments »
It seems like 2003 is the year that my dream cars all die. First the Sparrow, and now the EV1.
Posted by Chris in Technology on August 17th, 2003 | Comments Off
I love well-researched overview articles. The Independent has a great one about the issues surrounding Mel Gibson’s new film, The Passion. Basically, it’s likely to be: hard to watch, because it’s gruesome and in Aramaic; hard to believe, because it’s presented as “what really happened” but has major factual errors; and hard to swallow, because [...]
Posted by Chris in Film on August 16th, 2003 | Comments Off
