RNC: Corporate Sponsorship and Free Speech©

Outside my hotel, on Times Square, there is a big billboard announcing that Converse® will be sponsoring a peace rally in Times Square on Thursday at noon. That’s all the information it gives. A giant corporation, who you know is heavily hoping W wins the election so they can continue to have their taxes cut … Continue reading RNC: Corporate Sponsorship and Free Speech©

How many left?

From Laurence Simon in his Command Post persona, we have Palestinian gives himself up after bomb goes off in Nablus HAARETZ: Palestinian gives himself up after bomb goes off in Nablus A bomb exploded in the Ras al Ayin neighborhood of Nablus in the West Bank on Sunday afternoon. Security sources said they believe the … Continue reading How many left?

Home again

Odd things to get used to, being home: I can understand all the conversations I eavesdrop on I can read every sign on the street There’s a car in the garage waiting for me to drive it My friends are not seven time zones away My husband is not seven time zones away Re-acclimating oneself … Continue reading Home again