Month May 2006

U.S. prison populations rise 2.6%

It’s a growth business, all these new prisons, yes it is. The U.S. now has more people than ever in prison and has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In some states it’s gotten insane. In Montana, 85 percent…

Podcasting, blogs, etc.

The Sunday L.A. Times has a big piece on “Podfather” Adam Curry and his plans to mainstream podcasting. He and Dave Winer created the technology that made podcasting possible, and, as influential ‘early adopters’, definitely helped popularize it. Both were…

Minutemen counter-protest

The Minutemen managed a feeble march today in downtown L.A. on the same route taken by the historic immigrant rights marches of March 25 and May 1. Those marches drew several hundred thousand each, maybe a million. The Minutemen could…

No place for non-Jews in Fortress Israel

Marriage ban closes the gates to Palestinians In approving an effective ban on marriages between Israelis and Palestinians this week, Israel’s Supreme Court has shut tighter the gates of the Jewish fortress the state of Israel is rapidly becoming. The…