Hola! Old VW Beetle gets one last run - Jul. 30, 2003 Today is the last day for the old-style VW Beetle.

e.thePeople: "Welcome to e.thePeople, the digital town hall for the nation. In cooperation with over 1,000 sites around the Internet, e.thePeople promotes intelligent and diverse discussion and political action." I am on a rare political investigation - don't make me get all democratic on yo' ass.

Meetup: Organizing local interest groups. "Meetup is a free service that organizes local gatherings about anything, anywhere." I heard about this site via press on Howard Dean's campaign. Dean in 2004 is their most popular group. The site will tell you about local gatherings for just about anything.

Blog for America Howard Dean blog.

Dean for America Howard Dean, presidential candidate. The official site.

Bureaucrash is an international network of activists of all political persuasions who believe that bloated, sprawling governments and the bureaucrats and politicians who control them ought to be mocked. Mercilessly.

The Village Voice: Features: The Largesse of Zora Neale Hurston by A.J. Verdelle

Economist.com | America's power - By invitation: "The United States is likely to be the world's top power for many years. This brings challenges that it should not try to face alone, writes Joseph Nye"