Month January 2007

The first Second Life protest?

An anti-fascist protest this week initiated by the Scottish Socialist Party condemned the ultra-right Front National headed by Le Pen of France. What’s makes this unique is that it took place in cyberspace in Second Life, which for those who…

A good reason for solar

Friends of ours live in rural Utah where they’ve had a serious cold snap for a week with temperatures between 20 and 30 below zero every night. Their water comes from a well, the power went out, and thus the…

Blowing up a coliseum

Connecticut Bob got up at 4:15 AM this morning to video the implosion of the New Haven CT Coliseum. He has the video online.

Honoring Hrant Dink

There have been large demonstrations in Turkey and vigils in Los Angeles to honor the memory of Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor who was murdered yesterday. He was a leader in the movement to have the Armenian genocide recognized as…