Racist protest defeated in Alhambra The racist anti-immigrant group SOS tried to demonstrate against day laborers at a Home Depot last Sat. Once again, met with overwhelming numbers protesting against them, they backed off and left early. On Saturday, June…

53% disapprove, 37% approve, the reverse of four months ago. Since Arnold has lost the middle, he’s now following the time-honored repulsive tactic favored by his predecessor Pete Wilson, and openly courting the hard right racist vote. Governor again lauds…

I’m bring back the Polizeros Politics of Water blog, water being one of the most contentious political issues in the Southwest. This sub-blog was on hiatus for a while but there seems to be continuing interest in it (I’ve gotten 70 hits today…

The never-ending treadmill of the capitalist Greed-is-Good ethos. A survey this year by PNC Advisors found that 33 percent of wealthy Americans worry constantly about money, including an astounding 19 percent of those with $10 million or more. Regardless of…

Bush’s Power Wanes. “Five months after President Bush was sworn in for another four years, his political authority appears to be ebbing, both within his own party, where members of Congress are increasingly if sporadically going their own way, and…

Bonus Quote of the Day. “Things aren’t getting better; they’re getting worse. The White House is completely disconnected from reality. It’s like they’re just making it up as they go along. The reality is that we’re losing in Iraq.”— Sen.…

From Dave Winer I’ve been hearing rumors that Google is readying an iTunes-clone, based on RSS 2.0, and fully podcast-capable. Multiple sources on this one. Google Becoming a Bank, Too?. The AP, following up on a Wall Street Journal story,…