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Politics dead? The string of protests against the WTO, IMF, World Bank, WEF, etc -- this is politics. Super-rallies for Ralph Nader where 10,000+ average citizens pay to see a presidential candidate -- this is politics.

The problem here, Jon, is that you're using the word "politics" as a shorthand for "professional politics as usual". But the real politics these days isn't to be found coming from the power elites. That's pageantry, not politics.

Meanwhile: VOTE OR DIE!

In response to the arrogance of James Billington, GEEK Force has launched the Worst Features campaign. Included at that page is GEEK Force's own letter to the Library of Congress.

In response to the arrogance of James Billington, GEEK Force has launched the Worst Features campaign. Included at that page is GEEK Force's own letter to the Library of Congress.

See GEEK Force's WAVE Bye-Bye Campaign.

GEEK Force seeks your assistance with The Hellmouth Campaign.

Visit that link and you'll get the general idea. What we need you to do is send me URLs for geek and/or youth sites relevant to this campaign -- and also URLs to media stories that bother to report on this aspect of it all. The idea, as the page suggests, is to have something of a central link repository for stories and personal tales and sites that we can all use to keep these voice heard online and, perhaps especially, off.

Email b!X with anything you've got that's relevant.

GEEK Force seeks your assistance with The Hellmouth Campaign.

Visit that link and you'll get the general idea. What we need you to do is send me URLs for geek and/or youth sites relevant to this campaign -- and also URLs to media stories that bother to report on this aspect of it all. The idea, as the page suggests, is to have something of a central link repository for stories and personal tales and sites that we can all use to keep these voice heard online and, perhaps especially, off.

Email b!X with anything you've got that's relevant.

GEEK Force seeks your assistance with The Hellmouth Campaign.

Visit that link and you'll get the general idea. What we need you to do is send me URLs for geek and/or youth sites relevant to this campaign -- and also URLs to media stories that bother to report on this aspect of it all. The idea, as the page suggests, is to have something of a central link repository for stories and personal tales and sites that we can all use to keep these voice heard online and, perhaps especially, off.

Email b!X with anything you've got that's relevant.