Monthly Archives: May 2013

Who you callin’ an antisemite?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

This nice Jewish guy? Shame on you! The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, rebuffed the accusations of the Latin American Jewish Congress’s director, Claudio Epelman, who called him antisemitic because of the relationship Venezuela maintains with the people of … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 23

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“They caught me!” Well, well, well, well, well. Who have we here? Why, it’s our old friend MariCori! You may recall how, the other day, she was wearing a whiplash collar and complaining of no fewer than four nasal fractures, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: It’s Cinco de Mayo, ya bastards!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

First, a classic (rock) rendition of a familiar Mexican song: And here’s a speeded-up version from three decades later, with really great guitars (and don’t miss the classical mariachi quartet at the end): And now, the rebel version: Gringo imperialism … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Committing Sociology

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Batten down the hatches, we’re about to get another fifty-wank blower here. This week, we’re committing sociology…or in the case of our lovely listees, stoopidology. And here they come, in no particular order: 1. Pierre Fucking Poilievre. … Continue reading →

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“The Pope covered up my son’s abuser”: an Argentine mother speaks out

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Gabriel Varela and his mother, Beatriz, are among the few Argentines who have dared to take on the very top of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy — not only on their own soil, but all the way to the Vatican. And … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Ladies and gentlemen, the future president of Honduras is…

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Looks like Honduras is slated to get a Cristina Fernández of its own, at least if polls hold true: Honduran ex-foreign minister Patricia Rodas predicted the victory of candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya in the presidential elections of next November, … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Arundhati Roy on war and peace

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 22

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

María Corina Machado, Washington’s darling, flanked by the only people in Venezuela who find her even remotely credible: the “reporters” (note the quotes) of oppo crapaganda channels Venevisión and Globovisión, respectively. As a presumptive victim of the brawl in Venezuela’s … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 21

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Right-wing Venezuelan deputy Alfonso Marquina, wearing a motorcycle helmet in parliament. Was he planning maybe to pop a wheelie in the Hemiciclo? Ah yes. The peaceful Venezuelan right just keeps getting more and more peaceful all the time… The right-wing … Continue reading →

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