Month March 2006

The sleeping giant awakens

NY Times: “It’s an entirely predictable example of the law of unintended consequences,” said Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, who helped organize the Chicago rally and who said he was shocked by…

A long-term view

This post from April 13, 2003 seems more relevant than ever. “I was listening to Alternative Radio yesterday on KPFK, with host David Barsamian interviewing Noam Chomsky on the current Iraq invasion. Barsamian asked Chomsky, “Many people ask, what can…

Feline Haiku

The food in my bowl Is old, and more to the point Contains no tuna. So you want to play. Will I claw at dancing string? Your ankle’s closer. Seeking solitude I am locked in the closet. For once I…