Blog Vote going once, twice, and sold to sugar industry for $9,500.00! By: Lene Johansen 11/08/2007 Politics is a dirty business anywhere, but this story shows how dirty it is, and how cheap you can buy a vote in the…
Blog Bad omen for freedom of the press in Sweden, again… By: Lene Johansen 11/07/2007 You might have heard about the chaos surrounding the Swedish executive branch lately. First, an undersecretary that was on call for the evening was…
Blog Voters finally done with public spending? By: Lene Johansen 11/07/2007 Voters seemed intent on tightening up the public belt buckle if we are to believe this story from AP of all the ballot initiatives…
Blog Earmark incubator By: Lene Johansen 11/05/2007 Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Florida) has coined this apt term for companies such as Concurrent Technologies during a debate about earmarks for a center Concurrent was…
Blog Iowa, the Halloween grinch By: Lene Johansen 11/01/2007 Iowa has decided to put a tax on pumpkins that are not consumed. You have to sign a form promising to eat the thing…
Blog Give it up already! By: Lene Johansen 11/01/2007 Just as France has put a temporary freeze on growing corn bred with molecular plant breeding techniques, Austria fails to create a majority within…
