Month September 2004

Various news Bush’s convention bounce vanishes as race tightens. And that’s from The Wall Street Journal! Kofi Annan declares US invasion of Iraq illegal.  Bush team ‘knew of abuse’ at Guantánamo Americans guilty of Afghan torture An Afghan court has…

ParEcon. The Participatory Economics Project Participatory Economics (parecon for short) is a type of economy proposed as an alternative to contemporary capitalism. The underlying values parecon seeks to implement are equity, solidarity, diversity, and participatory self management. The main institutions…

LA, SF, DC hotel workers vote for strike authorization LA, SF, and DC hotel workers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike. A hotel worker in LA averages $12 an hour; in NYC, $18. Why the difference? In NYC,…

Meet Jeanne She’s right behind Ivan. Although still a tropical storm, she could become a hurricane by Wednesday. Ivan the Terrible is still heading for the New Orleans area. Louisiana storm damage experts say a direct hit by Hurricane Ivan…