Month April 2003

Bush may be a write-in on more than one state ballot “The GOP’s unusually late nominating convention — it does not begin until Aug. 30 — is the problem. Bush is not scheduled to accept his party’s nomination until Sept.…

Thoughts on this week’s news What IS North Korea doing? While other countries tremble in fear of offending the U.S., North Korea cheerfully sticks their thumb in George Bush’s eye. Considering the duct tape will stop terrorists mania which struck a few…

Get your armored Cadillac now! “The country’s two largest automakers are jumping into the limited but expanding U.S. market for armored vehicles as drivers’ concerns grow  about terrorism and random violence.” Damn, I had NO IDEA I needed to be…

SARS hysteria “Fear has taken hold: 45,000 face masks have been sold by one supplier alone, and the masks are expected to double in price as the Sars virus crisis deepens. But this is not Hong Kong, China or Singapore,…

Argentina, the poster child for why neo-liberalism doesn’t work Argentina has 50% unemployment now. Workers have taken over and are successfully running factories that were abandoned by their owners. Whole new barter systems and neighborhood councils are emerging to fill…