Archive for May, 2007
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
beautiful organizing by students / twisted by the media (again)
Why so beautiful? Students and faculty protesting TOGETHER. Most everyone protesting. Silent processional protest with folks wearing No Card stickers. Loud booing from the whole hall of folks when Andrew Card gets his “doctorate in public service”. Signs pulled out of peoples’ gowns everywhere. Press coverage is inevitable for such an event. Completely nonviolent. Everything [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in corporations,nonviolent resistance,press this by anjali
Friday, May 25th, 2007
“I want to make sure i’m dancing and not shuffling”
Digging in the crates — I was going through some old emails and reread this piece I flagged, from last year around this time, when Dave Chappelle surreptitiously took a break from his show and flew to South Africa to be inside his head. “I’ve got to check my intentions.” …”I want to make sure [...]
No Comments » - Posted in personal development,quotes,residency by anjali
Friday, May 25th, 2007
lobbyists redefine public health for us
From “PhRMA takes aim at Thailand for production of generics, hints that it will push for sanctions”: In particular, U.S. drug-makers worry that other countries could emulate Thailand’s decision. Brazil earlier this month announced it will authorize a license for the production of an AIDS drugs, PhRMA notes. PhRMA President and Chief Executive Officer Bill [...]
No Comments » - Posted in corporations,global public health,intl trade & econ by anjali
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Doctors working to cut the puppet strings…
From “Doctors, Legislators Resist Drugmakers’ Prying Eyes” (Washington Post, may 22, 2007) Seattle pediatrician Rupin Thakkar’s first inkling that the pharmaceutical industry was peering over his shoulder and into his prescription pad came in a letter from a drug representative about the generic drops Thakkar prescribes to treat infectious pinkeye. In the letter, the salesperson [...]
No Comments » - Posted in blogtopia,sleeping with the corporation,technology for the masses by anjali
Friday, May 25th, 2007
more on may day, los angeles, and robocops
From “In Los Angeles, Where the Police Were Unable to Contain Themselves” (NYTimes editorial, May 12, 2007) Helped along by its own words and actions, and a way of dealing with the public that can feel more remote than professional, the force has a poor reputation with minorities that predates the Watts riots of 1965, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in immigration,los angeles,nonviolent resistance,race,state-sponsored violence by anjali
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
this is for those who say racism doesn’t exist
It began in Jena’s high school last August when Kenneth Purvis asked the headteacher if black students could break with a long-held tradition and join the whites who sit under the tree in the school courtyard during breaks. The boy was told that he and his friends could sit where they liked. The following morning [...]
No Comments » - Posted in race by anjali
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
A cute visualization of obesity around the world
Here’s a wonderful visualization of obesity in various countries around the world (ok and it’s super cute too): “The percentage of the population older than 15 with a body-mass index greater than 30.” We in the United States officially win. It’s interesting that Mexico’s 2nd in the world. Is the fast food industry as hopping [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in art for the masses,food policy,intl trade & econ by anjali
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
I’m joining the work less party
I’m joining the Work Less Party, after my family medicine residency is over, that is. 1 year, 6 weeks to go and counting! Check out the article that this below is excerpted from, a fascinating correlation between working more and consuming more/destroying the environment/being more anxious and less happy. It’s just those kind of values [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in corporations,culture,labor,residency,sustainability by anjali
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
El-P at the El Rey in El-A
Tomorrow night, El-P, independent hiphop artist and head of Definitive Jux Records, is performing in LA! I’m stoked, I’m absolutely loving his new album “I’ll Sleep when You’re Dead”. His beats are hard-hitting and beautifully produced, his words are even more hard-hitting, poignant, clever, and political, and he’s a legend — having produced a good [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in beats,hiphop,los angeles by anjali
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
“he said something about taking a bath”
19 years wrongfully imprisoned. Wow. I heart the Innocence Project. Below is yet another reason to abolish the death penalty, and above is a photo that captures so many emotions for me (photo by Mike Derer), if news earlier this month wasn’t enough of a reason. ELIZABETH, N.J., May 15 — A man who served [...]
No Comments » - Posted in new jersey,state-sponsored violence by anjali
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
dialogue vs derogatory comments
from “Dialogue or Diatribe?” on Poynter Online, May 18, 2007: But when The Orange County (Calif.) Register published a story on March 2 about the birth of her son, Walter — a baby she did not know she was carrying until two days before his arrival — Branum saw a whole new side of mean. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in education by anjali
Friday, May 18th, 2007
Do-it-yourself concerts. So beautiful.
From Off the Beaten Beat, NYTimes May 12, 2007: But Mr. Patrick’s hallmark remains the cheap, on-the-fly, do-it-yourself concert, promoted through his Web site (toddpnyc.com), his e-mail list (13,000 strong) and MySpace, blog and newspaper and magazine listings. Essentially a one-man band, Mr. Patrick, 31, has interns who work the door (ticket prices rarely go [...]
No Comments » - Posted in art for the masses,beats,culture by anjali
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Wolfowitz is out, who’s the next joker up?
Development groups immediately reacted to the resignation by repeating demands that Washington launch a wider search for a replacement, including the consideration of non-American candidates. Yet U.S. officials suggest the White House is likely to nominate another American to become the 11th bank president since the institution was founded in the late 1940s. Some names [...]
No Comments » - Posted in corporations,intl trade & econ by anjali
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
More Rupa and the April Fishes!
Yes, yes! Tonight! I’ve written about Rupa and the April Fishes previously on this blog. They graced Los Angeles with their presence in March 2007 (part of the Por la Frontera Tour from San Francisco to Tijuana). Here’s a personal quote from Rupa (who’s also a resident physician in internal medicine at UCSF and sees [...]
No Comments » - Posted in art for the masses,beats,immigration,los angeles,residency by anjali
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
john edwards and civic engagement online
I agree with this part of Liza’s post: I have to say that John Edwards may be the hardest working candidate from the whole crop of presidential hopefuls on both ends of the political spectrum. It’s not just the fact that he is the only one who continues to put out the most policy proposals [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in obsession2008,strategy and tactics,technology for the masses by anjali
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Another state-sponsored execution. Today.
Death Row Killer Orders Pizza for Homeless as Final Meal By Ashley Fantz (CNN) — Just hours from his execution by injection, Tennessee death row prisoner Philip Workman ordered his final meal Tuesday — pizza for a homeless person. The 53-year-old requested a vegetarian pizza be delivered to a homeless person in Nashville, Workman’s attorney [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in state-sponsored violence by anjali
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Los Angeles is burning…
There’s a fire ablaze and furious in the santa monica mountains, down to griffith park. A dry as bone day and some winds are contributing to its move to VERY close to residential areas, homes have been evacuated. More at BoingBoing — up to date info on the fire, up to when Xeni is packing [...]
No Comments » - Posted in los angeles by anjali
Monday, May 7th, 2007
this is the first…
…of a number of posts here regarding the brutality that the LAPD inflicted on people gathering peacefully on May Day (May 1) in Los Angeles. Late by 6 days, yes, but I needed to process… and more recently I’ve become quite incensed by some peoples’ responses, whether apathy or a sense of “they deserved this.” [...]
No Comments » - Posted in immigration,los angeles,nonviolent resistance,violence by anjali
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
that’s right, today’s cinco de mowo!
That’s right :> Mocean Worker (pronounced Motion Worker) is releasing an album titled Cinco de Mowo, and the bits and pieces I’ve heard on KCRW have been pretty dope. He was also featured on a radio show on KCRW the day after this year’s Sounds Eclectic show, and he was pretty humble, which I much [...]
No Comments » - Posted in beats by anjali
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
So we do nothing…
We are adaptable creatures, and while that is generally good, sometimes it’s a problem. We have no difficulty taking prompt action when faced with a sudden calamity, like a bleeding head wound, say, or a terrorist attack. But we are not good at moving against the creeping, more insidious threats — whether a slow-growing tumor, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in california,corporations,health insurance,healthcare access,los angeles,residency by anjali
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
schools and the laptop bandwagon
Many of these districts had sought to prepare their students for a technology-driven world and close the so-called digital divide between students who had computers at home and those who did not. “After seven years, there was literally no evidence it had any impact on student achievement — none,” said Mark Lawson, the school board [...]
No Comments » - Posted in education,technology for the masses by anjali
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
we will not be divided
Black people and the diverse peoples of Latin America share a bond of blood and the struggle for freedom. Whether we are children of Bolivar or the children of la negra Hipolita , we are one. from former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney’s speech at the immigration rally in Los Angeles, May 1st, 2007.
No Comments » - Posted in immigration,los angeles,race by anjali
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
the muslim homeless couple
Below is an excerpt from a beautiful reflection piece by my friend Taz. Check out the full post – God — the Policy Solution at her blog “Say What?” The Muslim homeless couple. I know they were Muslim because the woman was wearing her head covered. They looked Arab, and in their 60s. Wrinkled and [...]
