There's lots of talk about how the Bush Admin's policies are a distaster, and how the approval ratings are at an alltime low, and it is almost assumed that there is light at the end of the tunnel in the form of a u-turn in policy and representation. But...
Riding my bike past the zoo (artis) and towards the economics faculty of the U of Amsterdam, with visions of baklava in my head, I was listening to my usual lineup of podcasts. Australia's Radio National has long been a source of great journalism for me, but what...
Alexander Lukashenko is pretty well known as the last dictator of Europe, that is if you don't count Tony Blair. His ability to remain in power while most of the continent, especially Eastern Europe, moved towards a more open and liberal-democratic system, is pretty impressive. Despite the...
Inappropriate Brian works in the television biz, here's how our conversation started today: Inappropriate Brian: so guess who was on the show... well u would never guess... bicyclemark: who who? Inappropriate Brian: Ice Cube and guess what i played him. bicyclemark: what what? Inappropriate Brian: Nina Gordon's Straight outta Compton. bicyclemark: hahah had he heard...
South Dakota found its way into the news earlier this month with its ban on abortion. So what other states might follow? What are the ongoing battles within the question of reproductive rights, and what issues will emerge now that power has been consolidated within the supreme court?...
