Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Ecuador wins Canadian case against Chevron Texaco

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Big Polluting Oil just lost a major judgment in the last place I expected it to: right here, in Harpolandia. How about THESE apples? Pablo Fajardo, attorney for the Union of Those Affected by Texaco Operations, announced that the group … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Lizz Winstead on unplanned pregnancy

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Lizz talks about how she got pregnant the very first time she had sex, in high school. She also talks about what it’s like to be completely oblivious…and an easy mark for anti-choice propaganda. She also dispels some serious bullshit. … Continue reading →

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Tories have wrecked Canada’s refugee system

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Damage to a downtown Vancouver neighborhood by the racist Asiatic Exclusion League, September, 1907. In the last hundred or so years, it’s astonishing how little has changed, at least in the way our government treats non-white immigrants. If you ever … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Snow, snow, snow, snow, SNOW!

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Quite possibly my favorite number from White Christmas…Bing Crosby and friends travelling from Florida to Vermont to get INTO winter, not away from it: And since today I had to dig out from under it, I figured I might as … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Black Santa and Brown Baby Jesus

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, it’s been a year since the Sandy Hook massacre…my sincerest condolences to all you folks out there. Sucks that you to have to remember this, and at this time of year, too. Sucks that it happened. … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Democracy comes to Colombia…

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

…whether the Colombian oligarchy wants it or not. This is nothing if not heartening: Thousands of Colombians today offered massive support to the mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, recently removed from office and prohibited from politics for 15 years, in … Continue reading →

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Uribe’s Colombian putsch

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Left to right: Fernando Londoño, Alejandro Ordóñez, and Álvaro Uribe. Who are these three? Well, chances are you already know the third one as El Narco, if you read this blog on a regular basis. He’s the nasty little shit … Continue reading →

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Gustavo Petro is out of a job

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, this sucks. Bogotá just lost a progressive and very popular mayor: The Procurator General’s Office (Public Ministry) of Colombia removed from office the mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, on Monday, and prohibited him from performing all public duties for … Continue reading →

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Another big Bolivarian victory in Venezuela

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Here it is, for all you doubters. Even at the municipal level, the PSUV and its allies dominated the leaderboard in yesterday’s elections…and the president of the land couldn’t resist getting a few well-aimed jabs in: “Today, no room for … Continue reading →

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