Day January 30, 2008

Ron Paul to run as Libertarian?

He’s got $20 million in campaign contributions, hasn’t spent much of it, and the Libertarian Party has issued an offer for him to participate in their nominating convention in May. Ex-House member Cynthia McKinney will probably get the Green Party…

Eating dirt cookies in Haiti

Food prices have risen so sharply in Haiti that the poor are eating cookies made dirt, salt, and vegetable shortening. Higher oil prices and demand for biofuels are forcing food prices higher. The price of the dirt cookies is rising…

Subprime and race

Doug Henwood’s Behind the News broadcast on 1/24/08 on WBAI covers the subprime debacle in depth. One illuminating discussion covered race and subprime. In the 80’s-90’s, areas were redlined for race to prevent them from getting mortgages. Then the opposite…