The Borg wants to control your PC Respected InfoWorld colunist Brian Livingston on how Microsoft service pack upgrades to Win 2K can disable other programs on your system without your knowledge. One thing you can’t get around, however — and…

Naomi Klein on why the WSSD will fail The World Summit on Sustainable Development started today in Jo’burg, South Africa. So do you want the summit to fail? At Rio, a deal with the devil was made. In many ways…

Secure food is healthy food! The Rand Corporation reports that our meat supply chain is vulnerable to disruption (either accidental or terrorist), and that the reason is the sloppy, under-regulated, over-corporate way that meat is produced and processed. Jeez, this…

This just in… Rearranging the letters in “George W. Bush” produces “He Grew Bogus”  Link

Hold on for this shockerYou didn’t really think some silly new law would stop our politicians from bellying up at the money trough, did you? Despite The Ban, Soft Money Is Back. “Some of the biggest names in Republican and…

Enron: Getting Lay & Skilling not easy Federal prosecutors said last week that the conviction of Michael Kopper on fraud charges was just the opening act in their pursuit of former Enron executives.  The obvious next target is his boss,…

A blue curse on the corn In a major corn growing area in Mexico, corn doesn’t grow well anymore and water is vanishing or becoming poisoned.  Why?  Too many manufacturing plants and no environmental safeguards. Maize cultivation has flourished in…