Author Archives: Sabina Becker

How Cuba deals with hurricanes

Lying as it does at the heart of the hurricane hot zone, Cuba has ample experience in dealing with tropical storms. Yet, in stark contrast to its equally hard-hit neighbors, it suffers few deaths. Maybe this is why:They are much … Continue reading

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Quotable: Gloria Steinem on Sarah Palin

This isn’t the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need. Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It’s about … Continue reading

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Spanish TV lies about Georgia-Ossetia war, too

You can clearly see in this video that the footage was taken with a camera phone by Georgian troops on the attack in mainly-Russian South Ossetia (an ethnic cleansing mission, according to the Spanish subtitling about midway through), but the … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Comes with ramen noodles!

Who says slackers are couch potatoes? When it comes to politics, Michael Moore knows what it takes to pry them out of apathy, and he’s not afraid to use it:If you’re in Canada or the US, you’re in luck: this … Continue reading

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Awwww. Bolivian fascists so cute!

“We’re gonna fuck you up, you shitty Injuns!” So chivalrous! Once more, the racist opposition of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is on the march, and defending its honor…by attacking pre-emptively:

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Mike Malloy does Sarah Palin

…so to speak:Actually, it’s Mike’s wife, Kathy Bay, doing Palin. That’s why this “Idaho-born Alaskan” sounds suspiciously like a southern belle.Hey, the higher the hair…

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Whaddya know…

…it really does cure acne! No, it’s not sex, but it’s related: Number One Plus, a water-based lubricant produced by health organisation Population Services International (PSI), is an excellent cure for acne, 29-year-old vendor Tep Kemyoeurn told news agencies.“After I … Continue reading

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Debbie Schlussel: rough ‘n’ ready, ‘n’ wrong, wrong, WRONG!

A month ago today, right-wing idiotess Debbie Schlussel totally soiled herself over the horrible murder of young Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus near Neepawa, Manitoba. Now, what some random twat says about senseless violence might not matter so much … Continue reading

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A prophet in her own country

Amy Goodman’s arrest yesterday at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, may be just a sideline in the US, but in other countries, it’s big news. Aporrea, the popular Venezuelan news portal, made her story top of their … Continue reading

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McCain tied to 9-11 via PNAC

Notice, too, how he doesn’t answer the young man’s question (which is highly pertinent) but bypasses it to tout his work (with Joe Lieberman) in establishing the 9-11 commission, instead. And this is the man who would lead the US?

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