GOOD NEWS, for a change. Josh Connole was released, and he's free. They didn't have the evidence to hold him. Around fifty supporters from all over, from Costa Mesa to the IE, came out to protest, and celebrate.
Cancun's been called Seattle Part 2 - because the talks have not only broken down, they've become dominated by the concerns of farmers and the poor countries. It's a blow against the West, and in Cancun, an overpriced tourist mecca for Americans in the heart of Third World Neoliberalism.