Category Archives: Good to Know

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Leftist Authoritarian Bitches-R-Us

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yes, kiddies, Ms. Manx is back. Fear the Manx! For she brings you glad tidings of great joy, at least for us leftists. For you rightards out there (particularly the name-calling projectionist trolls from across the pond), well, not so … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Newspeak is Nospeak, Schadenfreude, Short 'n' Stubby | 4 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Norman Bethune, socialized medical pioneer

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Dr. Norman Bethune: Surgeon and Innovator”.When you hear the teabaggers screeching about public healthcare being “socialism” and “communism”, stop and think–maybe they’re not so far off the mark after all. But they’re wrong about it being a BAD thing. It … Continue reading →

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Venezuela (but couldn’t make it to Toronto to learn)

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Awhile back, I posted an invite to a Bolivarian demo and teach-in in Toronto. Well, the video from that event is now out…Glad I didn’t have to miss the event after all; I just got there a little late, thanks … Continue reading →

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Energy wasters: Venezuela has them.

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito has something very important to say, so listen up, kiddies. For those who can’t understand Spanish, here’s a partial translation (by me): President Hugo Chávez, in a nationwide broadcast, discussed the first week of the electrical rationing plan for … Continue reading →

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How to report the news

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Charlie Brooker explains the TV formula for making you feel “informed” without actually being it:Actually, even with allowances for comedic exaggeration, this is all too true.

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Quotable: Thomas Jefferson on corporate “personhood”

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“I hope we shall…crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and to bid defiance to the laws of our country.”–Thomas Jefferson, letter to George Logan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Quotable Notables | 2 Comments

Haiti: The UNtold story

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you’re wondering why aid has so much trouble reaching Haiti, here’s a broad and rather interesting hint, in video form. Those who’ve been trying to “help” Haiti for years have in fact been actively weakening it because the uppity … Continue reading →

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Amazing! CNN reports positively on Cuban doctors, for a change

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Finally, the Chicken Noodle Network reports something in a way that’s not so chicken-noodly. Steve Kastenbaum shows Cuban and Cuban-trained Latin American medical crews at work, saving lives in Haiti. They were able to set up their field hospitals in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, If You REALLY Care, She Blinded Me With Science, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 13 Comments

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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How to help Haiti

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I donated at Avaaz, which puts 100% of the money raised toward recovery and rebuilding. You can too; clicky here.Friends on Facebook also recommend the Red Cross (click here for Canada), Doctors Without Borders, and this article by Naomi Klein. … Continue reading →

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