Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito waxes poetic

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Did you know that Chavecito’s not just a president, he’s also a slam poet? Okay, that’s not his own poem he’s reciting there (with guitar accompaniment by the great Cuban folk singer, Silvio Rodríguez). It’s a poem by Alberto Arvelo … Continue reading →

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Canada, Incorporated?

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Some prog-blogging friends got up to no good recently, and this is what they brewed:Suddenly it all makes sense. THAT’s why the cops charged the G-20 demonstrators for singing what we thought was our national anthem–IT’S NOT OUR CORPORATE JINGLE!!!(And, … Continue reading →

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Why so afraid of a “Ground Zero mosque” that isn’t?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Israeli cartoonist Shlomo Cohen neatly illustrates the phantom nature of the “victory mosque at Ground Zero”. It’s not a “victory” mosque, it’s not even an actual mosque, and it’s not actually at Ground Zero. I’m pretty sure, though, given his … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 7 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx takes aim for gun control

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ms. Manx is, of course, all in favor of gun control; she remembers the Montréal Massacre only too well. She wants to see the long-gun registry stay; it may have something to do with the fact that long guns are … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Guns, Guns, Guns, Short 'n' Stubby | 4 Comments

Strange case of serial murder in Argentina

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

You want more creepy? You got it: A young man of 22 was arrested last weekend in Buenos Aires, accused of killing six persons in four weeks to fulfill a promise to “San La Muerte” (St. Death), a “saint” venerated … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Mexican Standoffs | 3 Comments

A climate-change denier comes in from the cold

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hello and welcome to reality, Bjørn Lomborg. What took you so long? Bjørn Lomborg, the self-styled “sceptical environmentalist” once compared to Adolf Hitler by the UN’s climate chief, is famous for attacking climate scientists, campaigners, the media and others for … Continue reading →

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This is what the real Canada looks like

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This is what it looks like when real, ordinary Canadians from all walks of life turn out to take back OUR streets from the thugs of the G-20 crime cartel. It’s no coincidence that the national anthem was sung, and … Continue reading →

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Crow is on the menu in Colombia lately

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

First it was Chavecito, now it’s El Ecuadorable heaping something black and feathery onto the plates in Bogotá. No, it’s not the chickens coming home to roost, it’s another bird entirely… The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announced on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Remembering Katrina

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I recall Hurricane Katrina only too well, as it happened on my dad’s birthday five years ago. It was a surreal day, to say the least. As my folks and I sat in front of the TV and watched the … Continue reading →

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Stay classy, haters.

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This is what passes for discourse on the right, concerning the Cordoba community centre at Park 51, Lower Manhattan:Thanks to a little birdie on the tweeter who spotted this.And no, I’m not going to conceal any of those names. They … Continue reading →