Archive for October, 2002
The root of American-style terrorism
“FBI statistics show there have been nearly 500 “terrorist” acts on US soil over the past two decades
Congressman Criticized For Attacking Free Software Movement
“Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., whose biggest campaign contributor is Microsoft, was criticized by the technology committee Wednesday for an addendum to an official letter that criticized open-source software distributed under the GNU General Public License. GPL software competes with Microsoft Windows and some of the company’s other products.”
InformationWeek
Bush Enlists Government in GOP Campaign
“A recent e-mail to the 6,100 full-time headquarters employees of the Environmental Protection Agency reminded them of the provisions of the Hatch Act, which was designed to protect federal employees from political pressure. But some employees said they were surprised by its emphasis on participating in, not abstaining from, campaign activities. The memo said they […]
‘Push’ is pulled, leaving ABC free of dreaded quirkiness
“Farewell, Jim Prufrock. Adios, Mary Sloman. We wish you were on a network that could afford to stick its neck out and keep it out there for a full season.”
Seattle Pi
It wasn’t the best show, but it had a nice sense of humor and the story was getting more and more interesting. It is rather […]
The rise of India’s poppadum queen
“Pioneer of one of the most amazing success stories in Indian business, Jaswanti Ben, and seven other out-of-work women, started her poppadum rolling business with a loan of just $2.
The idea was to earn some extra cash to supplement their families’ meagre incomes.
That was in 1959.
Now the business employs more than 40,000 women and has […]
Chen Supports Treaty for Aborigine Autonomy
“At a ceremony with the nation’s Aboriginal tribes, Chen Shui-bian said he would follow through on on a deal he signed that effectively grants autonomy”
The Taipei Times
Mountain cultures in grave danger says UN
“At risk: a way of life
- South America’s mountain areas are vulnerable to major earthquakes - with approximately 88% of the land deemed at risk.
- As glaciers retreat many new lakes are formed which could burst their banks and endanger millions of people.
- One in four remote mountainous regions may soon be affected by new […]
For Richer
In case you missed Krugman’s article in last week’s magazine, it is certainly worth a read. If you’ve read Amartya Sen’s book “Development as Freedom” then you will be even more worried about these statistics:
“So claims that we’ve entered a second Gilded Age aren’t exaggerated. In America’s middle-class era, the mansion-building, yacht-owning classes had pretty […]
Multinationals in scramble for Congo’s wealth
“Dozens of multinationals including Barclays Bank, De Beers and Anglo American have been accused of facilitating the plunder of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s wealth in a scathing UN report published yesterday [Monday].”
Guardian Unlimited
For Bush, Facts Are Malleable
“As Bush leads the nation toward a confrontation with Iraq and his party into battle in midterm elections, his rhetoric has taken some flights of fancy in recent weeks. Statements on subjects ranging from the economy to Iraq suggest that a president who won election underscoring Al Gore’s knack for distortions and exaggerations has been […]
An anthropologist and documentary filmmaker, 
