Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Wankers of the Week: Fake Lake edition

An artist’s conception of Lake Pissadawampumaway. Let us pray that this fiscally irresponsible monstrosity never makes it off the drawing board. This, BTW, from the same fucking government that thinks the gun registry is a boondoggle–or so it tells all … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 13: Beat the (Propaganda) Press

Little by little, the truth about the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla is leaking out. Press the play button on the video above to see some of it–including raw footage by Iara Lee, who was on the Mavi Marmara … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Hillary hearts a hottie

Because hey, even raging imperialists can’t resist the charms of Rafael Correa, leftist, president of Ecuador, imperial-ass-kicker, and groovy-embroidered-shirt rocker. Unfortunately, the stated purpose of Hill’s little visit… US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held warm talks with Ecuador’s leftist … Continue reading

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Only in Canada, eh?

Sometimes, even in the midst of horrible Harpocracy, I still find reasons to be proud I’m Canadian. Like this little news item, retweeted by Antonia Zerbisias: If the G20 leaders are hankering to read something by Noam Chomsky or a … Continue reading

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Economics for Dummies: The difference between governments and banks

Also, how “stimulus” packages really work. Any questions?

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Quotable: Corey Robin on Ayn Rand

“St. Petersburg in revolt gave us Vladimir Nabokov, Isaiah Berlin and Ayn Rand. The first was a novelist, the second a philosopher. The third was neither but thought she was both.”–Corey Robin, in The Nation

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All you really need to know about BP

And for shits ‘n’ giggles, BP’s public-relations guide (Reader’s Digest Condensed Version here) makes nice light reading.

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Gaza Roundup 12: The true, ugly face of “Stand With Us”

A couple of weeks ago, a very persistent troll from the UK (on a DSL line with a dynamic IP pool, no doubt very handy for anonymous trolling) came on here uninvited, and spammed me (under at least four different … Continue reading

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Gaza Roundup 11: Humberto says shalom

As usual, Humberto “Not Rex Murphy” da Silva is all kinds of right-on.So are Ali Abunimah and A Creative Revolution. And Queen Rania (the world’s only Palestinian monarch) and El Duderino.

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Music for a Sunday: More prescient than the Gorillaz knew

Don’t let the dreamy hip-hop groove suck you under. Listen to Snoop Dogg’s rap: doesn’t it sound like he foresaw something? My best friend, who sent me the link to the YouTube, thinks so: The song I linked is on … Continue reading

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