Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Watch out, Cuba!

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

You’ve got oil! No one has called Cuba lucky, until now.Mother nature, it emerged this week, appears to have blessed the island with enough oil reserves to vault it into the ranks of energy powers. The government announced there may … Continue reading →

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It’s official…

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…the constitutional referendum in Bolivia is ON, babies! It’s slated for January 25. Heeeeere’s Evo: Alas, Evo won’t be allowed to run more than two terms, meaning that after 2014, he’s outta there. On the other hand, there’s probably nothing … Continue reading →

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Dig this, bitches!

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

First, a little mood music, maestro:Alas poor Lorca, they don’t know where he is, Horatio…but maybe now, they’ll finally get to the bottom of whatever mass grave the great Spanish bard disappeared to: Judge Baltasar Garzon opened the first formal … Continue reading →

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Unreported news from Morelos, Mexico

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Did you know a massacre took place there on October 9?Here’s the lowdown on what it’s all about, courtesy Angry White Kid: For almost two months, the teachers union in the Mexican state of Morelos rose up against the “Alliance … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, If You REALLY Care, Mexican Standoffs | 6 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Marxism–it’s a par-tay!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Peace, dude. From Aporrea, an innnnnnteresting sign of the times–and times to come? Could be: Whether Karl Marx’s books are in fashion, or whether this is a response to the financial crisis is unknown, but what is certain is that … Continue reading →

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Look who’s buttering up Barack Obama

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The Venezuelan equivalent of the KKK, no less. Alberto Nolia, on his VTV show “The Devil’s Papers”, uncovers an online chat session between two prominent “youth leaders” of the Venezuelan opposition, Yon Goicoechea and Freddy Guevara, in which they talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The Hardcore Stupid | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: El Ecuafedorable!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Nice lid, Raffy…Chavecito approves!

Posted in Ecuadorable As Can Be, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito | 1 Comment

Quotable: Carl Sandburg on socialism

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly in the woods and sometimes go up and on through the clouds.”–Carl Sandburg

Posted in Quotable Notables, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

Sarah Palin: RACIST!

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Max Blumenthal has found another juicy tidbit about Miss Alaskan Independence Party. Seems that while they scrubbed their racist language, they didn’t scrub their racism–and neither, as their puppet governor, did Miss Uncongenial: Gwen Alexander, the president of the African-American … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Pissing Jesus Off, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Hardcore Stupid | 2 Comments

Glass houses, Señor Rosales…

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

What’s that saying about not throwing stones again? Looks like someone who’s been doing it to Chavecito just broke more than a few of his own windows… Parliamentarian Mario Isea, president of the National Assembly commission investigating the coup plots … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guns, Guns, Guns, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal? | 2 Comments