Category Archives: Filthy Stinking Rich

Haiti: A three-minute primer

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ever wonder why Haiti is poor? Hint: it’s punishment for that slave revolt that led to liberty in 1804, the one Patwa calls a “deal with the devil”. Turns out, the devil…was France. (Zut alors!) And the deal…entailed a debt … Continue reading →

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Juanes: Opportunistic, anti-Chávez douchebag?

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A popular Venezuelan journo-blogger seems to think so, and after reading this, so do I: Colombian singer/song-writer Juanes seems to be in agreement with those users of the Twitter website who demand the downfall of the government of Hugo Chávez. … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, The Nausea, Under the Name of Spain | 6 Comments

Barrick Gold disgraces Canada in Chile, too

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Part II of a program I posted here yesterday.This episode takes us to the Atacama Desert of Chile, the driest place on Earth, and the nearby Valle del Huasco, a small strip of green farmland in an arid region. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Chile Sin Queso, Don't Cry For Argentina, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | Comments Off

‘Tis a puzzlement…

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Bartcop asks a pertinent question: You girls, between Charlie Sheen, the vulgar Pigboy, Eldrick or Chris Brown, who’d you least like to date? Oh lord, that IS a hard one. All of them are so repugnant in their respective ways:Charlie … Continue reading →

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Barrick Gold shames Canada in Argentina

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I just happened across this video (in Spanish) today. It was so shocking that I had to view it twice to be sure I had heard everything correctly:This is Part I of the report, called “Glaciers: The First Veto”. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Don't Cry For Argentina, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, She Blinded Me With Science | 2 Comments

Updates to the Herrera child-stealing case

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Marcela Herrera, suspected to be an illegally adopted child of the Dirty War, preparing to submit to DNA testing to help determine her true parentage. Story from Telesur, via Aporrea: The federal police of San Isidro, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Capitalism + golf + scandal = ?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

O Eldrick*, what hast thou wrought, forsooth? The sex scandal that engulfed Tiger Woods may have cost shareholders of companies endorsed by the world’s No. 1 golfer up to $12 billion in losses, according to a study by two economics … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Schadenfreude, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 2 Comments

How very convenient…

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Why are these mothers still marching? Because justice has not been served…and their children are still missing.Isn’t it funny how many repressors from the dictatorial age of the Argentine junta are getting away with murder–literally? Look who’s going to miss … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: All you need to know about the US healthcare reforms

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

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Economics for Dummies: What Chavecito’s bank moves really mean

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Let’s get outta here, buddy–now Chávez is starting in on us, the honest bankers!”And for those who wanna know what they’re referring to, here ya go. Enjoy!

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