Month April 2005

The probable next Pope

Cardinal Ratzinger made sure the world (and other cardinals) understand the sinister forces afoot that presumably make him the best choice for Pope. The Cardinals take a vow of media silence once the conclave starts. Note how Ratzinger got his message out of the…

Al-Awda: The Palestinian Right To Return Convention

Several hundred people attended the Third Annual International Al-Awda Convention at UCLA this weekend. It was a working convention, fleshing out plans for the coming year, and the attendees were hard core organizers from across the US and the world.…

The alleged unbiased mainstream media

Helen Thomas misses the boat: Blogging and journalism Helen Thomas, in her latest column, tells bloggers they aren’t journalists. I’ve had my say on that subject recently, and I won’t repeat myself. What I will take on is Thomas’ misconceptions…

Phase shifts

From Dave Winer’s influential Scripting News We don’t get no respect from Google, we don’t get no respect from the EFF, but we do get respect, tons of it, from Rupert Murdoch. Now who do you think gets it, the…