In the wake of the New Orleans disaster, I thought of an article I read about Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s other yacht. The 300-foot Tatoosh carries a 30-person crew, two helicopters, a swimming pool, a spa, a private movie theater,...
03 September 2005
George W. Bush was in New Orleans to deliver a clear and unmistakable message: Drop Dead. And then, according to various reports, he went off to play golf.
Little in our history can match his administration's astounding non...
Little in our history can match his administration's astounding non...
02 September 2005
The man in the Oval Office is fond of condemning “killers.” But his
administration continues to kill with impunity.
“They can go into Iraq and do this and do that,” Martha Madden, former secretary of the Louisiana...
“They can go into Iraq and do this and do that,” Martha Madden, former secretary of the Louisiana...
02 September 2005
The National Public Radio news anchor was so excited I thought she'd piss on herself: the President of the United had flown his plane down to 1700 feet to get a better look at the flood damage! And there was a photo of our Commander-in-...
02 September 2005
We're told the 911 attacks changed everything for America--that they ushered
us in to a new and more dangerous world, where we could no longer afford old
illusions. If we take its full lessons, the disaster of Hurricane Katrina
challenges...
01 September 2005
Organized labor is weak, but
unorganized labor is a hell of a
lot weaker. That's what's splitting the AFL-CIO. You may think this is none of your beeswax, but if you work in this country, you owe labor, big time. And I'm talking to you...
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