Day April 19, 2006

California Green Party imploding?

I’m told the Green Party of California just cancelled, on two weeks’ notice, their only statewide meeting before the June primary. No plenary in an election year is not the hallmark of a functioning political party. This is shaping up…

Sri Lanka update

From DJ Mitchell, who has spent considerable time in Sri Lanka, and knows the politics well, comes this report of the ominous situation there. The BBC report “Sri Lanka: Talks or War?” conveys the underlying confusion in the current situation…

Greed kills

Chicken and fries offered by some chains have more artery-clogging trans fats when served in the U.S. At a New York City McDonald’s, a large fries and chicken nuggets combo was found to contain 10.2 grams of trans fat, compared…