Day November 29, 2008

Bangkok airport. Protesters attacking police

So far, protesters at two Bangkok airports are still in control. They’ve seized the airports, with police unable to dislodge them and have even attacked police. Some 400 protesters sped toward a checkpoint at the city’s main airport, hitting police…

Downtown Tomatoes, indeed

Crossposted from Downtown Tomatoes, our blog about urban gardening. Trevor Paque quit the mortgage business about a year ago. Casting about for the next thing, he came up with a new business model for Community Supported Agriculture: ‘decentralized urban farm.’…

Russia interested in Cuban oil

Russian oil companies are expressing an interest in tapping Cuba’s offshore oil potential ahead of an official state visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Brazil may get the contracts to drill the deep water wells while US firms can do…

Class struggle

From John Wight in Scotland Bertolt Brecht reminded us that it’s a far greater crime to own a bank than to rob one. Events over the past few months have emphasised how right he was. They also illustrate the fact…