Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday, Fidel!

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The venerable old barbudo turns 84 today, and is still going strong. And no wonder: with this much love from his people, how could he not? He’s gonna live to be 100, outlasting all his enemies, and when he dies, … Continue reading →

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How far would Washington go to defend torture and death squads?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Sometimes, it’s just instructive to take a good hard look at the past in order to really grasp what’s going on in the present. Take, for example, the fact that Washington has officially sanctioned torture and the use of death … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Paraguay, Uruguay, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 2 Comments

A body blow for the Colombia-US military accord

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet the most odious piece of sneaky-cowardly political interference in the Americas since, well, since the US backed a bunch of putschists trying to overthrow Chavecito:It’s not dead yet, but damned if there isn’t blood in the water now: La … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

A video you simply MUST see

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It has everything: The Internet! Keyboard Cat! The Gaza Freedom Flotilla! Hasbara galore! Terrorists of every possible (fake) kind! And oh yeah, stick around till the end, and you even get a little RickRolling. How can you possibly resist?

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Christopher Hitchens is dying. Big fuckin’ whoop!

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I guess, given this news… Hitchens spoke in very stark terms about his mortality.“I’m a realist, I’m objective,” he said. “It’s not a good cancer to get. The statistics are very depressing. Mine isn’t just in my esophagus, either. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in BushCo Death Watch, Crapagandarati | 13 Comments

Chavecito is in Colombia today…

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…at the behest of his newly inaugurated local counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos. Will there be crow on the supper menu tonight at El Palacio Narquiño? Well, let’s let the photo of the day (tweeted by Andrés Izarra of Telesur) do … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, El Predicto Speaks..., Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

Quotable: Iain McGilchrist on poetry

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Poetry engraves itself in the brain: it doesn’t just slip smoothly over the cortex as language normally does. It has all the graininess of life, as it rips into being from deep within the limbic system, the ancient seat of … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Two from Dame pa’ Matala

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Two more consciousness-elevating songs from Venezuela’s finest folkies:First, “Roba Caminos”:Best line: “Shuddup muddafucka!”Sounds like he’s tired of something. Hmmm, I wonder what?

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Wankers of the Week: Oppressed overclass edition

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Cartoon excerpt by Ruben Bolling; see the rest of it here.Oh, those poor privileged people, nothing’s going their way this week. The Cordoba Islamic community centre was okayed for construction by New York City Hall, AND PropH8 was overturned in … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Dubya’s Deficit, the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The question is, to whom? Look at this chart and tell me who you think it could be, benefiting from the atrocity and obscenity of the US federal deficit:Anyone got an idea? Bueller???

Posted in BushCo Death Watch, Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off on Economics for Dummies: Dubya’s Deficit, the gift that keeps on giving