Category Archives: Free Trade, My Ass!

Well. That didn’t take long!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This comes as no surprise to me, but I can just smell the soiled pants from Washington and Miami already: The newly-elected government of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front in El Salvador is interested in strengthening ties with ALBA … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Obamarama!, The Salvador Option(s) | Comments Off

Evo to US: Coercion doesn’t work anymore, suckaz!

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I do believe this constitutes a flip-o-the-bird to someone at DEA headquarters in Washington, does it not? The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, assured that the first textile exports from his country to Venezuela will be set for before January … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

Dear Big Publishing: You suck!

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And do you know why? Salon.com does: Thanks to conglomeration and corporate distribution models, some of publishing’s biggest houses were laid very low by the current stock market collapse. And scary holiday book sales figures compounded the industry’s woes, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files | Comments Off

Outrage, please. We need outrage NOW!

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

While all the whore media scream and shout about Venezuela and Russia’s joint naval exercises (and remain curiously mum about the role that Dubya’s revival of the Fourth Fleet plays in it all), this strange little item on Peru happened … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Inca Dink-a-Doo, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off

Who is Peter Schiff, and why is he pwning all these people?

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

He’s an economist who knows his onions, and he’s pwning them because they’re all fucking idiots. Duh.

Posted in Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 5 Comments

We now have “free” trade with Colombia. How the hell did THAT happen?

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, here’s one for the scratch-yer-head-till-it-hurts files: Even though Colombia is not a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, its president, Alvaro Uribe, travelled to Peru to meet with a group of leaders from various parts of the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, El NarcoPresidente, Environmentally Ill, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't That Illegal?, The WTF? Files | 4 Comments

Lech Walesa: Sad sell-out still slamming socialism

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Just after the Berlin Wall fell, I wondered what would become of Poland, and now I know the answer: NOTHING GOOD. The country sure has gone to hell in a capitalist handbasket. It has all the hallmarks to go with … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Who Forgot Poland? | 6 Comments

Once more, Chavecito is my hero

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…for saying exactly what needs to be said, and in this case, proposing exactly what needs to be proposed: A worldwide assembly of governments, in which frank conversations between diverse points of view on the current global crisis can be … 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

Why economic globalization really, REALLY stinks

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Sure, it’s easy for us lefties to say that corporate globalism sucks the big banana. We’ve been saying that for over two decades now. But if you want to see, not just hear, why it’s a bad idea, I suggest … Continue reading →

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