Category Archives: Law-Law Land

Learn from a 12-year-old

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet Frankie Hughes and her mother, Renée Espeland, as they talk with Amy and Juan on Democracy Now. And then ask yourself: How could two unarmed persons–one, a tiny little minor–possibly be so threatening to an Iowa senator that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Law-Law Land, The War on Terra, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

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

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

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 →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, She Blinded Me With Science | Comments Off

What child is this?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Ernestina Herrera de Noble, flanked by adopted son Felipe and adopted daughter Marcela. Both adoptees’ natural parentage is now under suspicion.Or should we say, Whose children are these? A tribunal has ordered DNA testing on the adopted children of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, She Blinded Me With Science | 2 Comments

Sexual harassment is a constant problem, say Arab women

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This Al-Jazeera report is two years old. So what’s changed in the meantime? Apparently, nothing: Activists from 17 countries across the region met in Cairo for a two-day conference ending Monday and concluded that harassment was unchecked across the region … Continue reading →

Posted in Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The "Well, DUH!" Files, Uppity Wimmin | 4 Comments

Bolivia terror plot: Another Irish connection comes to light

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A heavily armed Michael Dwyer poses with some of his stash in a hotel in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Looks like this Irish cowboy wasn’t the only one from his country involved in this…Via Bolivia’s Erbol news service, the latest installment … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Brazil is the Bomb!, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | Comments Off

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 →