Bremer: Billions needed for Iraq Iraq will need “several tens of billions” of dollars from abroad in the next year to rebuild its rickety infrastructure and revive its moribund economy, and American taxpayers and foreign governments will be asked to…

World Beyond Borders World Beyond Borders just launched their website. They hope for a world without artificial borders, and invite all to join in. With your help, we hope to grow as an organization and spread a vision for the future…

How gas prices got so highThere are lots of reasons for rising prices, says MSN Crude oil prices have stayed higher than expected, in part because it’s taken longer to get Iraq back on line. In addition, about 300,000 to…

I yi yi Hillary Clinton to discuss White House bid. Richard Reeves says that Sen. Hillary Clinton and her advisers, “including her husband the ex-president, her money men and pollsters, will meet shortly after Labor Day — Sept. 6, I…

The O’Reilly monster… Fair and Balanced, the play. “Fair and Balanced” is a new one-act play by Brian Fleming: Fair & Balanced is a scathing satirical attack on Fox News Channel and its claim of ownership to the words “fair…

Propaganda, American-style From Brian Eno (Yes, that Brian Eno) writing for The Guardian The problem is not propaganda but the relentless control of the kind of things we think about When I first visited Russia, in 1986, I made friends…

Howard Dean: Something’s happening here The Dean campaign is turning into a juggernaut. Big crowds everywhere, a huge grassroots buzz, major money flowing in. This is beyond unusual this early in a Presidential campaign, especially by someone who a few…