The Associated Pest

Super Tuesday is almost upon us, and I am feeling more depressed than ever at the state of our political landscape. How many elections have we gone through hearing the same rhetoric only to leave us disappointed malcontents? Buzz words are the name of the game this year… yeah I know Washington is […]

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Editorial from a registered COMPLETELY Independent

Nothing maddened me more, while watching the Democratic nominees debate Thursday night, then when the question of abortion was raised. Not necessarily because of what the candidate’s stance was on the issue, but because of the dodging and “politicianizing” that ensued.
Wolf Blitzer, the debate’s moderator, posed a […]

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You voted and we deliver! The Associated Pest’s Poll results are in, and our readers believe that a Weakening US Dollar is the greatest threat to the US right now. It received 51% of all votes, handily beating out “The Mortgage Crisis” (18%), “Rising Fuel Costs” (15%), “Terrorism” (11%), and shockingly “Iran and/or […]

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Washington
The world bank has agreed to loan Iran $900 million for projects such as sewage systems, earthquake victim relief, and improved health care. The US will be the largest contributor, with Japan and Saudi Arabia providing the bulk of the capital. The announcement has created shock waves around the US political and […]

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Donating to individuals in underdeveloped countries is a trendy feel-good proposition that is getting a lot of attention right now. Ebay has recently launched microplace.com, a site where you can provide small loans to people around the world to help them start a business. Their tagline is “Invest Wisely, End Poverty.” […]

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The 2008 US Presidential and Congressional Election will decide the future direction of a country in the midst of external and internal crisis. I have yet to bring myself to vote in previous elections. Why? Because the two elections in which I was eligible to vote I did not feel there was a candidate I […]

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Venezuela
Seven Latin American countries have agreed to create a new central development bank for the continent. Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay will join Venezuela and commence operations of The Bank of the South next year. The bank will be based in Venezuela, a country that has had strained relations with the US since […]

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Napa Valley-
Excellent crop, innovation, great marketing campaigns, and stellar products have been the driving force behind America’s wine industry rising to new heights at home and around the world. For over a hundred years, the world’s combined market share was dominated by French and Italian wineries whose exports were costly outside of their homelands, […]

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If you can’t judge a book by its cover, should you judge it by its trailer?
New York-

A hot trend in the publishing world is creating “movie-like” trailers for new book releases. While using alternate mediums for promoting artforms is not a new development (think movie posters for film, or album covers […]

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Quito, Ecuador-
Last minute campaigning is in full swing for the election of Assambleistas in Ecuador, a nation aptly named for its position at the world’s equatorial center. This is the first public election of Assambleistas in this country, and it offered me some intriguing insights into the dichotomy of emerging Latin America and our […]

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