Month: August 2005

This is the end, beautiful friend.  This is the end. My last day with The New York Times as my only news source.  Tomorrow, I will return to blogging, and presumably, be able to bring myself back up to speed with the...

Oh, Halliburton’s hand is not out to give, but to take. I searched Google News, with many search term combos, for any report of Halliburton’s donations to Katrina’s victims. Nothing. But, when I changed my...

Thousands of people have drowned. There are no homes to live in, no places to work in. Get ready for the “CAMPS.”There is going to be rioting and migration to the North from the South. People have nowhere to live....

We’ve seen the right wing attack machine in action for at least a decade now. We’ve seen how vile and brutal they can be in attacking those on the left. But it has been surprising how tepid they have been with Sean...

The Hurricane has hit close to home. Gas prices have gone up here 30-40 cents in the last 24 hours. Currently, there is no telling how far they will go up, or if they will be permanent. I suggest that the oil companies are...