Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Monsanto to Michelle: Please panic, don’t go organic

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Ain’t no tyranny like that of a good example, I guess. Case in point: Michelle Obama and her organic White House veggie garden. Seems she’s not only gotten some corporate panties in a twist, she’s given them an Atomic Wedgie. … Continue reading →

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Quotable: George Monbiot on the end of corporate impunity

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“For two centuries corporations and governments from the rich world have treated the people they encounter overseas as nothing but obstacles to the extraction of resources, who — when they could not be enslaved to assist that work — had … Continue reading →

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An unsung Venezuelan hero gets his due, in documentary form

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish.“A Coup and a Letter” tells the story of Juan Rodríguez, a soldier of the Venezuelan army, who carried a hand-written message from his president to the people. When Juan realized that Chavecito hadn’t resigned, that he was … Continue reading →

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Back to the novel, back to bliss (kinda sorta)

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.”–Gene Fowler Well, not quite. If, as I do, you do most of your writing on a computer … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The only capitalism I care for

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Of course, it’s foreign:

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Wankers of the Week, and other people who can fuck the hell off

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Who’s been playing with themselves in public? Who needs to put it away before they get arrested for gross indecency? Well, this week, it is…1. “Dr.” Laura Fucking Schlessinger. You’d think she’d learn to practice what she preached and just … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito in Japan

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The Big Guy’s recent trip to Japan was a resounding success on the economic front; he brought a heap of foreign investment in that will surely nauseate the opposition all to hell (seeing as they no longer monopolize the oil … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Helen Keller on socialism

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“How did I become a Socialist? By reading. The first book I read was Wells’ New World for Old. I read it on Mrs. Macy’s recommendation. She was attracted by its imaginative quality, and hoped that its electric style might … Continue reading →

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G-20 death: Lies in the London press

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

In case you were wondering if British newspapers are as right-wing biased and full of lies as those on this side of the Atlantic, the answer is yes. Watch the video of Ian Tomlinson being hit in the legs and … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Slugfest in Slovakia

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

According to this report, the police forced these Romany Gypsy boys to hit one another. Why they did it is still unknown, but I suspect old ingrained prejudice may have something to do with it.

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