Month October 2003

Yet another example of why satire is increasingly hard to do Fox News employs Saddam’s old spinners The Guardian UK reports that the former second-in-command of Iraq’s information ministry has since been employed by Fox News. You just can’t make…

Southern California grocery store strike “I guarantee you there’s going to be a strike,” Rick Icaza, president of Local 770 said Wednesday. The strike will affect Von’s, Ralph’s, and Albertson’s. Management wants to freeze wages for current employees, cut wages…

Peter Camejo gets it right about the recall Peter Camejo, Green Party candidate for Governor in the recall, spoke on Democracy Now about the recall. He made these comments in response to the iconic Delores Huerta, co-founder with Cesar Chavez of the…

LA Times covers up Gray Davis violence on female staff Paper put two hit teams on Arnold, zero hit team on Davis From Jill Stewart Since at least 1997, the Times has been sitting on information that Gov. Gray Davis…

The Bushies are itching to invade more countries Sanctions on Syria The Arab League warned yesterday that an eventual US decision to impose sanctions on Syria would “increase tension in the region.” Such a decision would “make chances for peace…