Rejection of a corporate Europe

Doug Ireland in the L.A. Weekly The new European Constitution was not a step toward a stronger Europe, and would have actually lessened European influence on the world stage. In it, subordination of European security and military policy (and thus…

Khodorkovsky is no liberal reformist

The Russian billionaire who headed their biggest oil company was sentenced to nine years for fraud and tax evasion. Many are screaming it was a kangaroo court with a foregone conclusion, yet I’ve seen no reports that suggest he was…

Podcasting killed the radio star

Some podcasts I’m listening to Ultima Thule Ambient Music Radio A weekly programme of ambient and atmospheric music from across the ages and around the world, broadcast on Australian public radio since 1989. Celtic Music News Celtic Music, mainly the…

Movable Type expertise needed

Sue is starting a new blog, and we’re using Movable Type. I’ve got a bunch of newbie questions for anyone who has an MT blog; like how do you upload pictures, how do I customize the look and feel, etc. Any…

Face it: this treaty is dead, says Kinnock

European leaders should accept that the EU constitution is dead after it was rejected in the French referendum on Sunday, said the former EU commissioner Lord Kinnock today. The former Labour leader warned that any attempt to ratify the treaty…

It’s a class thing – CEO pay soars

CEOs at California’s largest 100 public companies took home a collective $1.1 billion in 2004, up almost 20% from 2003. That compares with the 2.9% raise that the average California worker saw last year, “The average CEO made 42 times…

Microsoft faces huge EU fine

Microsoft has until midnight tonight to comply with an EU anti-trust ruling on competitive practices or face fines of up to $5 million a day.