the commune

Rusty Klein

Hiding under a barrage of Iraq media coverage, the Republicans again worked to undermine gains in women's reproductive rights by passing their ban on partial-birth abortions through the Senate. Even if the war with Iraq is a dismal failure, the GOP is already succeeding in attempts to rollback Democratic policies won by the Clinton White House, with the American public none the wiser. â€” Professor Jeremy Klein

Milestones

1992: Lil Duncan's alternative band Fuck Off is signed to a major label, on the condition they replace Lil and change their name to The Cranberries.

Now Hiring

Genie. Duties include magically delivering gifts of high monetary and social value on demand. Must have own lamp or bottle, no backtalk. Evil "wish becomes curse"-type genies need not apply.

Best Selling Albums

1.	Come On Britney Spears
2.	I Keep Returning Like Freddy Krueger Madonna
3.	Passable Generic Metal Creed
4.	Farting to Critical Raves Radiohead
5.	Fossils Aerosmith

Cloning Science
Science has succeeded in cloning, first sheep, now possibly humansâ€”if you limit success to the creation and not the quality of life. Dolly, the cloned sheep, was put to death at 6 years old this week, half the life of a natural-born sheep. It... (2/17/03)

Israeli Politics
President Sharon's brutal military strikes on Palestine just days before the Israeli elections has all the stink of political posturing and pandering to the base emotions of the lowest common denominator. But can such a lack of political integrity... (2/3/03)