Month May 2008

Utah Philips. RIP

From the remembrance on his website. Utah Phillips, a seminal figure in American folk music who performed extensively and tirelessly for audiences on two continents for 38 years, died Friday of congestive heart failure. Phillips served as an Army private…

270 illegal immigrants sent to prison

This is a major escalation of tactics by the Bush Administration, jailing them first, then deportation, rather than just deportation. Charges may be filed against the company who hired them. We’ll see if the company owners go to prison too.

Obama favors class-based affirmative action

Twice during the primary campaign, Obama has been asked by George Stephanopoulos, who handled a review of affirmative action policies for President Clinton, whether or not he believed his own fairly privileged daughters deserve affirmative action preferences in college. Both…

Gas Buddy price map

Gas Buddy makes it easy to see how expensive gas is in your area as compared to elsewhere. We just moved from the only state that is entirely red, Connecticut, which thus has the highest prices in the contiguous US.…