500,000 march in Florence Italy This may well have been as large or larger than any Vietnam-era peace march. Doubly impressive, as this was protesting a war not yet started. All peaceful. All opposed to a US invasion of Iraq. Imagine how…

Oh Boy More Fear And Gluttony Another mind bolt from the deeply twisted, highly perceptive pen of Mark Morford Darkness falls across the land, flowers wilt, the GOP takes full, and frightening, control Feel that numbness? That strange slightly chilling…

Hold on for this shocker! US aims to control Iraqi oil: YamaniThe United States is planning a war against Iraq primarily to gain control of Baghdad’s rich oil resources and thus decrease its dependence on Saudi crude, a former Saudi…

European Anti-War Protest Streams Through Florence. More than 450,000 anti-war protesters from across Europe marched through this Italian Renaissance city on Saturday, denouncing any U.S. plans to attack Iraq. The Independent is reporting this as the largest Iraq antiwar protest so far. And…

Democrats awaken from torpor A real live unashamed capital-L Liberal from San Francisco will be the next House minority leader. Pelosi to be House Minority Leader Pelosi’s rise reflects a decision by House Democrats to adopt a more confrontational approach…

He Wrote the Book on Stupidity A man who has written two books on stupidity was arrested on suspicion of trying to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl over the Internet. The girl turned out to be an undercover male…

Drat those accursed Greens “This Green Party phenomenon is not going to go away in California,” said Bill Carrick, a Democratic political consultant. “This is a long-term problem. <And just who might this be a long term problem for?> Particularly…

Voting machines Check the new Voting machines page, with a rather scary article on just who owns all those highly secretive voting machines companies… Also, the Voting Reform pages have a new section on the menu to the left.  

Molly Ivins gets it right Both about the Democrats and about what’s coming next …the Democrats deserved to lose. What a gutless campaign. It’s one thing to point out that the economy is a mess; it’s another to have no…

Not if, but how soon America lays down plans to strike within weeks. Britain poised to finally announce readiness of 20,000 troops. “We believe its going to start in January or February,” he said “The inspection process has to given…