Day August 25, 2003

Saving Palestinian children

Saving Palestinian children I was at a fundraiser Saturday night for The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, a non-profit that provides medical aid, surgeries, and medical supplies for Palestinian children, many of whom were wounded and maimed by Israeli military. They…

Miss Monica surveys the field

Miss Monica surveys the fieldMiss Monica continues her witty exploration of the lesser-known gubernational candidates in the California recall, some of whom  are quite, uh, “colorful” – although those outside of Cali may view them as being nutcases.

BBC launches public attack on…

BBC launches public attack on Rupert Murdoch ‘imperialism’ The controller of BBC1 launched an unprecedented attack on Rupert Murdoch yesterday, calling the media billionaire a “capital imperialist” who wants to destabilise the corporation because he “is against everything the BBC…

You just can’t make this…

You just can’t make this stuff up Black patient offered white limb. A black woman having her foot amputated is told she would be given a white prosthetic replacement because it would be cheaper.