Category Archives: Good to Know

Surprise! G20 “security” law is nothing of the sort!

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

How on Earth does an anti-German war-measures act from 1939, which effectively became null and void at war’s end, get dug out again for use against peaceful protesters–nearly 30 years after our Charter of Rights and Freedoms was formally enacted … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Dubya’s Deficit, the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The question is, to whom? Look at this chart and tell me who you think it could be, benefiting from the atrocity and obscenity of the US federal deficit:Anyone got an idea? Bueller???

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Teh Heterostoopid: “Sugarbabe” needs an insulin shot–and a dose of hard reality

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

So there I was, this dark and stormy, just bopping around the web, when I chanced on this interesting little interview at Lemondrop. Seems that some cute young bit of fluff, supposedly a psychologist, has written a book saying that … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: G-20 Dickweed of the Day

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

He threatens to arrest a girl for blowing bubbles. BUBBLES, people. You know, those harmless, rainbow-swirly little things made of soap, water and air? The kind little kids blow all the time, and laugh hysterically over when one pops on … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 2 Comments

Economics for Dummies: Crises of Capitalism, made easy

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A lecture by British sociologist David Harvey, accompanied by whiteboard cartoons. Suddenly, we can see why the US right-wing have been so busy trying to silence and/or expunge the voices of the left from their universities (hello, David Horowitz, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Greek Salad, If You REALLY Care, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Newspeak is Nospeak, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 3 Comments

Gaza Roundup 15: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to Palestinians

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And while you’re at it, remember these other three letters: BDS. They’re short for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Three things the Israeli Knesset is now trying to make illegal, worldwide. Why? Let Palestinian activist Hind Awwad explain: It took the … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 13: Beat the (Propaganda) Press

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Little by little, the truth about the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla is leaking out. Press the play button on the video above to see some of it–including raw footage by Iara Lee, who was on the Mavi Marmara … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak | 4 Comments

The Parable of Marjoe

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet Marjoe Gortner, child evangelist turned actor and public speaker. He estimates that he brought in at least $3 million, of which he never received a cent (even for bible college!), during his first stint as a preacher, which lasted … Continue reading →

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Pardon me, I just HAD to share this.

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Crunchy nugget for thought: That erupting volcano in Iceland may represent a headache for travellers, a hardship for flight crews, and a profit loss for airlines. But it’s also an unexpected, if temporary, boon as far as global warming goes.If … Continue reading →

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The CIA and the Nazis

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A 45-minute documentary on the CIA’s practice of hiring old Nazi war criminals, both as spies and rocket scientists for what was to become NASA. This was in direct contravention of then-US president Harry Truman’s orders to capture and imprison … Continue reading →

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