Category Archives: Barreling Right Along

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Rafael Correa in the oilfields

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Jayzus. Do we really need more proof that El Ecuadorable is one smoldering dude? And the ‘Cito isn’t exactly chopped liver, either. But then, we already knew that.

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PetroEcuador arrives in Venezuela

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Sure beats having ExxtortionMobil back, I bet… The Ecuadorian state firm, PetroEcuador, will commence operations in Venezuela, where it will exploit crude alongside its Chilean counterpart, ENAP, according to Ecuadorian minister of Mines and Petroleum, Galo Chiriboga.Chiriboga announced that PetroEcuador … Continue reading →

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Bomb, bomb, bomb…

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…bomb, bomb Iran:

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Jeremy Scahill has a YouTube channel!

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If you ever wanted to know about US mercenaries and just how low they can go, this is the guy who wrote the book. It’s called Blackwater, and it’s not pretty, but it’s one compelling read. It will wake you … Continue reading →

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No surprises here…

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ho, ditty, hum, ditty…why am I not surprised at this? A man who opened fire inside a church, killing two people with a shotgun hidden in a guitar case, was frustrated at being unable to find a job and blamed … Continue reading →

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I could have told them so, but would they listen?

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Whoa–is the sky falling, or what? The Economist has finally gotten (partway) off its “rah rah, America” kick and published a (somewhat) honest assessment of what’s going on in the States. And a thing of beauty it is, too: One … Continue reading →

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The Wall Street Journal’s “Jewish Problem”

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oh, look. The Wall Street Journal seems to have twigged to the fact that their leading “expert” on Latin America, Mary Anastasia O’Grady, is nothing more than a discredited hack parachuted in from the Heritage Foundation to promote far-right “values” … Continue reading →

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Al Gore, I love you!

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Watch this, and in half an hour, I guarantee you’ll be in love too:Al Gore makes the case for a no-carbon energy economy. And in so doing, he kills a lot of crapitalist birds with one stone. It’s a brilliantly … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Jeff Sharlet on imperialism

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Fascism may be a purer evil, but empire is a more pervasive one, and ultimately more dangerous because it’s able to call on the loyalties of well-intentioned people who’d never go near fascism. But if you’re a Vietnamese kid napalmed … Continue reading →