Floods could be next catastrophe Land scorched by fires soon might be overrun by mudslides

Baghdad braced for further violence Warnings of a day of “resistance” action have raised tensions in Baghdad, six months after President Bush declared major hostilities over. Calls to Jihad are said to lure hundreds of militants into Iraq Across Europe…

Was the blood in the water real? Recent photos of dolphins being slaughtered by Japanese fishing crews showed the water bright red with blood.  This photo may have been, um, enhanced, for effect. The Ethics Of Photoshop. Is The Blood…

Green News Matt GonzalezFrom a Green listserv Matt Gonzalez, a former public defender, current President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and one of the leading elected Greens in the country, is running for Mayor of San Francisco.  The…

Get those cameras rolling, folks! Bush in 30 Seconds Moby has come up with a political advertising contest called Bush in 30 Seconds. “You don’t have to be formally trained in the art of filmmaking, just ready, willing and able…

Arnold won’t let facts get in the way of ideology The recent hike in the California car tax, among other things, funds firefighters. Given the current conflagrations, a reasonable human might consider keeping these taxes. But not Arnold, he still wants…

Big dogs back grocery strike The AFL-CIO is starting a multi-union fund to aid striking grocery workers in Southern California, saying the strike is a defining battle. Another big dog, the Teamsters, will decide by late next week whether to strike the grocery…