Postcard from New York: week ending 2/24/06

This week in New York’s concrete jungle was characterized by arabophobia, sutble racism, not so subtle Republican sneering double-talk, righteously stubborn if lecherous MTA workers, and civilian subway pervs.
Benefits, respect, and porn for the MTA, but no arbitration, please
Dubai Dubai Dubai, and Dubaya: [all posts on the Dubai Ports World deal]
Arabophobia raises its ugly head.
Gov. Pootaki.
NYU Law minority students showing low tolerance for non-minorities [minority lounge].
Live from the No. 1 train, pervs of both sexes.
But out there in the rest of the world, love conquers all, even the species barrier [man weds goat].
