Some websites have mechanisms whereby the author tracks his or her mood: happy, sad, pensive, or their “status:” at work, at home, at the library, in class. My current status is: dancing on Donald Rumsfeld’s political grave. I know that Rumsfeld will probably be reappointed to some other post, and that yesterday’s victories will not … More Status: Dancing

Yesterday, 1 November, Big Medicine posted excellent recapitulation of recent events in Oaxaca, with shocking new news. Pinko Feminist Hellcat had a good post on Oaxaca yesterday as well. This article, on fighting in the streets, written in the present tense, is eleven minutes old as I link to it. The Spanish language Wikipedia offers … More Big Medicine

As a bearer of the name Zero I must at least mention events in Oaxaca this week, although time constraints prevent me from discussing these in any detail. Fortunately, the Unapologetic Mexican posted on these matters both yesterday and today. So did Written Rebellion and the Woman of Color Blog. In these last two posts … More Oaxaca

Now I have seen Iraq for Sale, on war profiteering, and I recommend it. It is a little bit homemade, and it does not say anything that people who are aware of the Iraq situation do not already know. On the other hand, for people who do not know how much money Blackwater, Halliburton, KBR, … More Iraq for Sale

Was the Polish Embassy of New York within its rights to get NYU history professor Tony Judt disinvited from giving a talk for a community group which rents Embassy space? Judt’s views on Israel do not coincide with those of the Anti-Defamation League (or of the State Department). The ADL and others put pressure upon … More Tony Judt

This luminous day is dedicated to Olodumare, who rules the invisible realm. We can buy songs of the Cuban orixás in historical recordings from the Smithsonian Institution, and find stories about them on Orishanet. And if YouTube supported WordPress, I would add videos of Ifa ceremonies in Nigeria right here. Also on YouTube is a … More On Immigration

Look at this beautiful photograph of the monolith, representing the god Tláloc, which has been found in Mexico City! It is 3.5 meters long and 2.5 meters wide. Meanwhile, it appears that some media outlets are representing Congress’ latest sexual predator, Mark Foley, as a Democrat. You can read about it at The B Side … More Tláloc

I should perhaps have something to say about yesterday’s state election, but I am far more concerned about the fact that Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, voted in the Senate of the United States last week to suspend habeas corpus and legalize torture. I do not recommend Mary Landrieu. I was convinced me to vote for her … More Something About Mary

The new legislation on torture and detention will permit the President of the United States to define anyone, including citizens and legal residents, as an ‘enemy combatant’ and to treat them as such. This means we can be ‘disappeared’, and that the Bill of Rights is unenforceable. Kactus brings our attention to a lucid post … More Unlawful Enemy Combatant

One project of the 1976-1983 Argentine juntas was to serve the neoliberal mindset and institute it not only as policy but as ‘common sense’. One project of the Subcomandante Marcos (Delegate Zero) is to counter neoliberal ideology and practices.The September 18, 2006 issue of The Nation, dedicated to analyses of the Katrina disaster, contains an … More Chickens Roosting