Category Archives: If You REALLY Care

Third World invades First World! Film at 11…

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Well, actually, no film. Why? Because this isn’t sexy enough for TV, compared to Britney’s latest camera-friendly freak-out: The United States ranks last among 19 industrialized nations when it comes to deaths that could have been prevented.The report by The … Continue reading →

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The face of fucking craziness

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’m sorry to inflict this on y’all, but…

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More proof that Dubya doesn’t read

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…and neither does he, nor any of his lackeys, have the slightest concept of a little thing known as reading comprehension. Think Progress has ferreted out the real source of Dubya’s antipathy to embryonic stem cell research–a total misinterpretation of … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the Trenches

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

John McCutcheon tells the story of his ballad and the dedicated band of German followers it won him.

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Holiday cheer from around the world

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Poor St. Nick–Yuletide isn’t over yet, and already it’s getting awfully rough on him. In Bethlehem, he got busted: Israeli soldiers arrested various Palestinians–among them, one dressed as St. Nicholas–who were protesting the apartheid wall which the Israeli Zionist occupiers … Continue reading →

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Jim Hightower’s Gifts for a Happier New Year

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Sabina Becker

May your days be merry and bright, and may you keep stickin’ it to the right!

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Bless you, Don MacRae…

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Though I don’t know who you are, sir, you seem to have a good head on your shoulders. I loved this letter you wrote to the editors of TheMorningCall.com: According to a Dec. 4 editorial, Hugo Chavez is taking advantage … Continue reading →

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Time to give Spain some credit

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Okay, their king is an arrogant pissant. But the country as a whole is not the King, and the parliament has just done something long overdue and very decent: The Spanish parliament has passed a law of “historical memory” which … Continue reading →

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Christian, yes. Charity, no.

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Outcome, inevitable. Sorry to say it, but it’s true: A gunman opened fire in a training center dormitory for young Christian missionaries early Sunday after being told he couldn’t spend the night, killing two of the center’s staff members and … Continue reading →

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Uppity women in India!

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A pink posse in a poor part of the country! Why not? Especially when the need for street-fighters for social justice is so pressing… They wear pink saris and go after corrupt officials and boorish men with sticks and axes. … Continue reading →

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