mindestlohn – minimum wage

Berlin: graffiti in the alley

rally at the Dom, Cologne

The scene before an anti-fascism/anti-racism rally in front of Koln’s pollution-blackened gothic Dom.

Bonn busted campaign ads

kölle, deutschland

Flynn Wins at Ala Moana Bolws

Had to post this: Flynn wins again at Ala Moana. See video, photos and article.

Pinky does Hawaii(unofficial)history

As North Korea is said to be threatening Hawaii with missiles, and the U.S. scrambles to get their “interceptors” ready — you may wonder, when did the Pacific archipelago incite threats from North Korea. It all starts with a little annexation and some illegal occupation of a sovereign nation… Pinky explains.

30 current wars, but everything is holy

As more than 30 wars continue around the world today, many are framed in terms of protecting something holy, or about lives or beliefs more “holy” than the enemy’s. As individualism and misplaced patriotism divides people in the war-soaked dichotomies of terrorist/civilian, statist/rebel, capitalist/communist — is it worth reciting Blake’s idea that everything is holy, [...]

real-cost pepsi detournement

Most likely one of the cutest detournements of the soda pop industry, by Lawrence Yang.

Murdoch admits pro-war agenda

This is not surprising or revelatory — it’s actually old news — but it’s sort of cathartic to see Murdoch admit that he “tried” to “make a difference” in the aftermath of 9/11 by having his papers and television stations cover the lead up to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in a pro-war manner.
Of course, [...]