Day May 4, 2006

George Bush is about to lose his last solid international ally. Tony Blair has suffered a poor night in England’s local elections as Labour made losses of more than 200 seats. A “poor night” is an understatement. These elections became…

Wood from Wales asks in the comments why hasn’t Polizeros mentioned Steven Colberts’s recent amazing and gutsy lampooning of Bush as Bush sat there and scowled. In part it was because lots of other blogs did, and also because things…

From Craig Murray comes this fascinating explanation of today’s vote in London. Activists are using the Net to instruct voters specifically who to vote for in their area in hopes of defeating the Labour candidate. If enough Labour incumbentsԚ  lose,…

Bolivian president seizes gas industry Bolivian President Evo Morales seized control of the country’s natural gas industry Monday, sending soldiers to occupy fields that he contends private companies have plundered for years. Morales said that unless foreign energy firms agreed…

Dan Fante’s father was John Fante, renowned novelist about L.A. in the 30’s. Charles Bukowski considered him a major influence. Dan is a novelist and poet. From an interview with Dan. Dan Fante is the goddamn man. Son of the…