Month August 2005

Remember that couple I mentioned in my Sunday post? They were renting a back apartment in Santa Monica and were forced to move on three weeks notice when the house sold. They did find another apartment in Santa Monica, but…

Iraq and the U.S. Anti-War MovementFri. Aug. 12, 7:30 pm1800 Argyle Ave, #410, LA Featuring Richard Becker, West Coast Director of the A.N.S.W.E.R. CoalitionHusam Abu-Sneineh, National Council of Arab AmericansAimee Hunter, Youth & Student A.N.S.W.E.R.Juan Jose Gutierrez, Latino Movement USA…

California’s fleet of state-owned vehicles swelled to 70,000 last year, but officials in an aggressive new asset-management push have so far been able to pinpoint only about 40,000. Un-freaking-believable. How can you misplace 30,000 cars?

Robin Cook, who died on Saturday, was one of the most principled and eloquent politicians of our time. Here, in a column he wrote for ‘The Independent’ in March last year, he holds the Government to account for its war…

Diogenes of Sinope “walked throughout Athens carrying a lantern in daylight, searching for an honest man.” Berkshire Hathaway faces worldwide regulatory probe Berkshire Hathaway, the world’s greatest investment company, led by billionaire Warren Buffett, is facing probes by regulators in…