Month December 2003

Democratic establishment lining up behind Dean Dean will be the Democratic candidate. Count on it. Now, we’re seeing most of the outright opposition to Dean evaporate, and this week proved the turning point. The latest NH, IA, and MA polls.…

The plummeting dollar Brought to you by Dubya and Co. Something ominous is happening when the United States reports its biggest surge in productivity in 20 years, as it did Wednesday, and yet the dollar plunges to an all-time low against…

March 20, 2004 Global day of actionon the first anniversaryof the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq On March 20, 2004, protests will take place all around the world on the one year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion…

Strike hurts Albertsons, bodes ill for competitor If Albertsons earnings report on Friday is any indication, the strike in Southern California is having an even bigger-than-expected effect on the grocery chains. “The strike numbers were shocking in terms of the…

Whoops, I guess not My plane flight (see next post) from LA to NYC was cancelled five hours early due to the impeding storm. I had a serious hint this storm was going to be serious when a Boston blog…