Category Archives: Filthy Stinking Rich

China: A village fights back

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The story, courtesy of the UK Telegraph: For the first time on record, the Chinese Communist party has lost all control, with the population of 20,000 in this southern fishing village now in open revolt. The last of Wukan’s dozen … Continue reading →

Posted in All the Tea in China, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak | 1 Comment

Spyware for Arab despots: Germany’s latest source of shame

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Wikileaks just keeps exposing the imperialist underside of western “democracy”. And one of the latest to be embarrassed by revelations is Germany — an unlikely player in the imperial game, seeing as it’s been officially out of it since World … Continue reading →

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What is up with Ol’ Pineapple Face?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Russia Today has the backgrounder; the CBC has the story: Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from … Continue reading →

Posted in A Man, A Plan, A Canal, BushCo Death Watch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Economics for Dummies: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A little holiday hymn from the true gods and messiahs of the world: the 1%ers. Hallelujah!

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The United States of Amnesia | 3 Comments

Quotable: Naomi Klein on the so-called free market

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Quotable Notables, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

Peter Kent, ignorant SupposiTory hack

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Q. How does one get to be Minister of the Environment without any scientific knowledge whatsoever? A. By being a faithful, appointed HarpoCon hack beforehand, and then coasting into office on that. BTW, Peter Kent hates Venezuela. So it’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, She Blinded Me With Science | Comments Off

Aloha, APEC. Love, the 99%.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hawaiian singer Makana actually slipped this one below the radar on the 1%er leaders yesterday. Here’s the story: Honolulu – A change in the programmed entertainment at last night’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala left a few world leaders slack-jawed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia | 3 Comments

Poor Pippa.

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

You really have to feel for this girl sometimes. Apparently her much-scrutinized on-again-off-again romance is off, for good: She is one of the most desirable women in the world, the beautiful younger sister of the future Queen of England with … Continue reading →

Posted in Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Merry Old England, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Newspeak is Nospeak, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 3 Comments

Quotable: George Monbiot on wealth

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Quotable Notables, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Piñera’s prostitute

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh, Chile. What is happening to you? When the capitalist whores are literally coming out of the woodwork, you KNOW you’ve got a corrupt, ruined country. And look! Here comes one now: The famous “lady of company”, María Carolina, was … Continue reading →