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It is quite shocking to receive news that prominent opposition J. B. Jeyaratnam had passed away yesterday morning due to a heart failure. He is well remembered for his perseverance on freedom of speech and  belief on human rights. He had just been discharged from bankruptcy and had set up the new Reform Party – set to contest in the next General Election.

Tonight the Motherland U.S. Federal Government announced an $85 billion bailout of formerly private insurance company AIG. Quite laughably, the government is terming the bailout a “loan”. This is really starting to get interesting. Make no mistake this is more money out of your pocket.

So you believed that the banks which are making money by being in the business of money are the safest bet in the stock markets for investments? Think again. In just first 8 months of 2008, there are as many as 11 banks which have closed down.

One Half of the famous fowl-mouthed Fowler couple offers an apology. We’re still waiting for one from the other half. You know, her husband Pat Robertson, the guy who thinks a hurricane during the Republican convention was a special gift to him from God.

Do people have any idea how exhausting it is to have to defend women from the constant torrent of sexism and misogyny? But no matter how exhausting, it is our principles as progressives which are under assault. We have to defend women, even in 2008.

At the website That Minority Thing the author states: “With Spike Lee’s new movie, Miracle at St. Anna set to open in theaters at the end of September, another group of black American war vets are finally going to get their Hollywood do. Hollywood... [[ This is a content summary only.

These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. TOP STORIES - Only one of the criminal cases against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will proceed in his absence while he is a fugitive abroad,

Sixth Avenue at 23rd Street has been the center of a prime shopping district since after the Civil War, first as one end of elegant Ladies’ Mile, then as a seedier discount store area, and now a bustling big box corridor. Burlington Coat Factory has occupied 707 Sixth Avenue for about a decade.

Harbor City Real Good Beer Harbor City Brewing Company no longer exists, but the shirt lives on. Maybe because their beer got an average of C+ from BeerAdvocate, and the Raspberry Brown Ale sounds kinda gross. But the shirt still works well for drinking a bottle of Sprecher Amber… or pitcher, as the case may be.

This pedestrian tunnel, which links the 7th Avenue 1-2-3 station to the 8th Avenue A-C-E-L lines, remains locked behind iron bars. It’s located just to the side of the token booth. Could be that the MTA closed it down when it sealed off about 15 other underground passageways in 1991 after a woman was raped in one at 42nd Street.