Month May 2005

Experts: Petroleum may be nearing its peak

By Eugene Debs Eugene Debs was born in Indiana in 1855. A militant trade unionist, he became the leader of the Socialist Party. He is best known for his working-class and internationalist opposition to World War I. After the U.S.…

Crazy Frog Axel F is based off the revving sound of a Swedish mo-ped. “This song is incredibly irritating and puerile and we’re still trying to understand why people like it,” Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV [A British music…

‘The second French revolution’ What the British press had to say about the result of the French EU referendum After France’s no vote, all bets are off on EU

From the Washington Post “Philadelphia, its suburbs and indeed much of Pennsylvania have experienced a foreclosure epidemic as low-income homeowners take on mortgage debt they cannot afford. In 2000, the Philadelphia sheriff auctioned 300 to 400 foreclosed properties a month;…