The US is already bombing Iran.

( Democracy Now article )

I saw The Corporation the other night. Very good film. Two critiques though: first, it's just too long, drags in the second half. Second, while it's critique of capitalism and of the corporation is right on, the solution presented is very reformist ( Read more... )

( DC Peak Oil Conference )

( Food Not Bombs in Nigeria )

I'm working on a project to distribute information about sex and sexuality here in the barrio. We thought that a good way to get people to read the literature we're putting together would be to distribute it with free condoms. I have a source for free condoms here, but unfortunately it's the government, and the condoms have "Gobierno de la Ciudad ( Read more... )

I grew a beard.

Continuing in my role as propagandist for The NewStandard I present you with the article:
Kansas Students Speak Out Against Tasers In SchoolsLet me be clear that my cheers go to Kansas students and community organizers; jeers to the police and the administrative and political side of the education system, not just the "bad apples" that taze 15-year ( Read more... )

The struggle for the South Central Farm ranks for me as one of the most important fights in the US right now.

Story with lots of background: LA Urban Farmers Fight for Community Garden

The farmers' website:
www.southcentralfarmers.com

This guy Tom I met in Panamá put up a pretty cool website:
Escaped Route

Tucson: 1000 Students Walk Out Against Racist Laws