Author Archives: Sabina Becker

What would Captain Stubing do?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

What do you get when you cross Gilligan’s Island with The Love Boat, but take away the good clean fun and replace it with some real tragedy and drama? Something that looks an awful lot like this: A Panamanian fisherman … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Motherhood macabre

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

This song doesn’t have an official video that I know of. But I can’t imagine a better one than this Hitchcock compilation: On a day sure to be cram-jammed with all kinds of sappy commercialized tributes to Mom, it might … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: What’s the matter with North Carolina?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Crappy Mother’s Day weekend, everyone! Ever have one of those weeks where you devoutly wish you’d never been born, but it’s too late to crawl back into the mommy-cave? Yeah, it’s been one of those weeks for me, too. And … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Why is this hottie smiling?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Heh…maybe a better question to ask is Why wouldn’t he be? After all, with approval ratings like these… The approval ratings for the governance and credibility of the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, surpassed 80 percent in Quito and Guayaquil. … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Chris Hedges on education

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Rape and forced marriage in Morocco: A victim fights back

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A Moroccan poster denounces the forced marriage of child brides. A problem which, sadly, remains a fact of life in Morocco, even in cases of rape: The family of a 14-year-old girl in Tangier, Morocco, denounced the case of their … Continue reading →

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Imagine if this happened in Venezuela…

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Where is the IAP(O)A on this one, I wonder? When President Obama addressed the American Society of News Editors convention last month, the real news was what didn’t happen. The watchdogs didn’t bark. No discouraging word from the gathering of … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: A brief history

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Stupid Sex Tricks: Yet another stupid smartphone sex app

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Privacy? What the hell is that, anyway? It’s old hat, is what THAT is! And since your access provider is probably selling all your data to cops and spooks, sure, advertise your sexual predilections to your heart’s content. I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Nothing Gaga about these ladies!

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A terrific Lady Gaga parody celebrating the women’s suffrage victory of 1920 in the US. Canadian women had limited suffrage already, as of the federal election of 1917 (when female relatives of military men could vote “on behalf of their … Continue reading →

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