Philadelphia....the City of Brotherly Pesticides? Philly...complicit in the most toxic, carcinogenic part of Big Cig? Who knew? Pesticide Action Network exposes Philly's Own FMC Corp., an Under-The-Radar international, locally-based, presence.

Who is told that Philly is home to so many big and bad pestcide manufacturers...or that they are responsible for tobacco pesticide residues in typical cigs?

The Precarious Revolt (featuring news of recent IWW activity)

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- November 8, 2007 - They're young, They're dangerous
and they are determined to cause eternal doom on the world. Young
African American Males contributed to 80% of violent crime in Kansas
City, even though African Americans were merely less than 30% of the
population. Philadelphia is over 50% African American and has over 230
murdered young African American men, but who is to blame? According to
some African American leaders of racial equality, African American
genocide is a direct result of slavery, a part of history that can
never be erased, thus resulting in a perpetual cycle of crime amongst
African Americans.

Consumerism corrupts the holiday season.

A Gasmaskerade Ball is meant to be a serendipitous portal linking cultural and artistic communities; it represents an enigmatic approach to celebrating our cultural diversity through universal art forms such as mask-making, as well as live music, theater, creative expressions and shameless merrymaking....the world is on fire; you can either celebrate the end or visualize new beginnings.

A Gasmaskerade Ball is meant to be a serendipitous portal linking cultural and artistic communities; it represents an enigmatic approach to celebrating our cultural diversity through universal art forms such as mask-making, as well as live music, theater, creative expressions and shameless merrymaking....the world is on fire; you can either celebrate the end or visualize new beginnings.

Oaxacan city elects radical activist mayor. Agustin Sosa Ortega was once a political prisoner, but soon he will lead one of northern Oaxaca's most important towns. Before even taking office, he has convened Huautla de Jimenez's first Social Forum, aimed at planning a truly responsive government.

Nazi death doctors everywhere!

Internet-based maps transform how communities share food resources. A new website provides open source mapping technology.