Bob Morris @ Apr 27th 2005 08:13 - Category: Unfiled ;
There are more than 2.1 million US citizens in jail - more than in any other country, the Bureau of Justice Statistics says.
US: 726 people per 100,000
UK: 142
China: 118
France: 91
Japan: 58
Nigeria: 31
12.6% of black males in their late 20s are in prison, compared to 3.6% of Hispanics and about 1.7% of whites.
All this while the crime rate in the U.S. has been dropping.
Bob Morris @ Apr 27th 2005 08:10 - Category: Unfiled ;
Elaine Brown, the only woman to lead the Black Panther Party, is running for Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia, as a Green.
“I’m trying to win this seat to create a base of economic power for Brunswick’s majority black and poor population through redistribution of the massive revenues of the city’s powerful port”
“At the top of my agenda is economic and political power for the black residents of Brunswick, and forestalling a development plan that would displace Brunswick’s black population”
Thanks to Lisa of Los Angeles Greens for the tip who also reports they just hosted a talk by Rex Wyler, co-founder of Greenpeace.
Rex told really good stories about little boats up against big boats and talked about how you have to create stories so compelling the press can’t ignore you, which Greenpeace did, of course.
They have two KPFK interviews with Wyler online, 15 min. each.
Bob Morris @ Apr 27th 2005 08:06 - Category: Unfiled ;
From Rainforest Action Network, who won the victory
After months of grassroots activism, including thousands of letters written, hundreds of Chase and Bank One branches visited across the country, and the largest Global Finance Campaign Day of Action in years, JPMorgan Chase has adopted a comprehensive environmental policy that takes significant steps forward on climate change, forest protection, and indigenous rights.
The adoption of this policy represents progress in transforming the financial power of banks into real structural changes in the marketplace on issues like climate change.
Thus, one of the largest banks in the world is now actively working to end global warming while the oil profiteers in D.C. continue to deny eveything.
Bob Morris @ Apr 27th 2005 08:04 - Category: Unfiled ;
From an LA Times article on detectives tracking down those who make hard core kiddie porn
All but one of the offenders they have arrested in the last four years was a hard-core Trekkie.
Det. Constable Warren Bulmer slips on a Klingon sash and shield they confiscated in a recent raid. “It has something to do with a fantasy world where mutants and monsters have power and where the usual rules don’t apply,” Bulmer reflects. “But beyond that, I can’t really explain it.”
Bob Morris @ Apr 27th 2005 08:00 - Category: Unfiled ;
Everyone, and mean everyone, is saying CounterSpy is currently the best anti spyware program. $19.95 a year.
Seasoned experts like the pros at Windows Secrets recommended it recently in their newsletter. They also advise running multiple programs, not just one. The notebook this blog lives on runs CounterSpy, the highly regarded and free Microsoft anti spyware program, as well as Zone Alarm Pro.
That’s right, I run three programs. And whenever I install new software I get popup screens everywhere asking if I really want to install it because it might be a new perilous program. Sigh. Actually, the Microsoft program does identify most known software installs as legit and just gives an informational message, something that ZoneAlarm is not as good at.
Still, as one who almost had to reformat a computer after malware took out access to the Internet, yes, you really do need to run such programs.
Bob Morris @ Apr 27th 2005 07:51 - Category: Podcasts ;
San Francisco’s 1550 KYCY, an AM station, is becoming KYOURadio and will be the first podcast-based station in the world. The Infinity Broadcasting station is inviting podcasters to submit content for broadcasting.
The station plans to get all its programming from podcasts. The station will be broadcast in the San Francisco area on 1550 KYCY-AM, and streamed worldwide via KYOURADIO.COM.
“We envision KYOURADIO as a station for the people. We think you have something to say and we want to hear it,” notes the announcement at the site. “You’re out there creating, riffing, ranting and raving and Infinity is going to give voice to your vision.”
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