Day September 16, 2003

In ’99 the WTO protests were outside. In 2003 they were inside The WTO talk collapsed because the poorer nations banded together and refused to be bullied by the US They wanted the wealthy nations to stop subsidizing their farmers (hey…

Amanpour: CNN practiced self-censorship CNN’s top war correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, says that the press muzzled itself during the Iraq war. And, she says CNN “was intimidated” by the Bush administration and Fox News, which “put a climate of fear and…

L.A. Rally for Immigrants Workers Freedom Ride this Saturday Immigrant Workers Freedom RideRally for workers leaving L.A. for D.CSat Sep 20, 10 am – noon.City Hall L.A.(First & Spring) Inspired by the Freedom Riders of the Civil Rights Movement, immigrant…

Your bank can blacklist you In the name of homeland security, financial institutions can close accounts and cancel credit cards with little explanation. Complaints are slowly mounting. 

High-tech heroin Technology, like gambling and heroin, is addictive. We’re driven or forced into buying new gadgets and constantly upgrading our technology for any number of reasons, both real and perceived, and feel uncomfortable without our latest “fix.” Corporations love…