Month May 2006

May 1 thoughts

The L.A. Times has excellent coverage this morning. They’d seemed somewhat opposed to the marches during the buildup, however today they have comprehensive reporting. There were two marches in L.A., police estimates for the combined marches was 550,000-650,000, so it’s…

Leftie bloggers

I met Tim Malczynski (Democratic Left Infoasis) yesterday at the demo. He recognized me from the photo of Dave Buccola (The Blue Voice) and I at the student march April 15. Any other SoCal leftie bloggers out there who also…

For the love of Arthur

Arthur Lee, founder of legendary 60’s band Love, is seriously ill, with no insurance, has had chemo, and needs more. Musicians and friends willbe holding a benefit concert for him. Performers include Robert Plant, Ian Hunter, and David Johansen. He…

Education for Socialists podcasts

Dave Riley in Australia has a new site with podcasts about socialism, “archiving talks, workshops, and classes on socialist theory and practice.” A fine place to learn the basics – and more.

The boycott succeeded

Hundreds of thousands of mostly Hispanic immigrants skipped work and took to the streets Monday, flexing their economic muscle in a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shutting many farms, factories, markets and restaurants. Police estimated 400,000 people marched…