Category Archives: Law-Law Land

Whatever is to be done about that whole AIG thing?

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Great minds often think alike. Not necessarily in lockstep, but sometimes two different (and equally excellent) people come to the same conclusion. Take, for example, one of my long-time journalistic heroes, Joe Conason: The popular urge to claw back the … Continue reading →

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The indigenous people’s holocaust

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

AMERICAN INDIAN HolocaustHow did Hitler learn genocide and eliminationism? By taking his cues from what happened in North America. This concerns mainly what happened in the US, but in Canada it was not much better. Up here, we didn’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Fascism Without Swastikas, If You REALLY Care, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 2 Comments

Equal rights for all: Coming soon to Venezuela?

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Let’s hope so! From YVKE Mundial, a hot story about a bill currently before the legislature: The Organic Law for Gender Equity and Equality, which establishes legal cohabitation rights for same-sex couples, is about to go to a second reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Huguito Chavecito, Law-Law Land | 4 Comments

Ashy thoughts for a Wednesday morn…

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’m not Catholic, so this whole penitential post-carnival thing is kind of opaque to me. Rather than atone for sins (actual or imaginary), I prefer to do the right thing in the first place, if I can. Which means I … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Environmentally Ill, Found in Translation, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off | Comments Off

Men Who Just Don’t Get It: The Sheriff and the Judge

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know who’s the bigger pig here, the sheriff who thinks his badge guarantees him the right to rape–or the judge who doesn’t consider him a menace to society: A former North Texas sheriff pleaded guilty in federal court … Continue reading →

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Obamarama is off to a roaring start

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The closing of Gitmo within a year is a great move on the part of Hopey; so’s this: It’s only his first day in office, but President Obama has already signaled a serious commitment to transparency and accountability in government. … Continue reading →

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Goodnight, Half-(assed) Moon

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

From ABI, some interesting recent developments regarding the so-called “Half Moon” of anti-Evo fascist prefects… The Executive Power and five prefects agreed on Monday to put forward a referendum on autonomies for the departments of Chuquisaca, La Paz, Cochabamba, Oruro … Continue reading →

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Teh Stoopid: Phil Gunson haz it!

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Yes, Phil…the Interwebz iz laffing at yew. Especially a certain auburn-haired lady in THIS widdle corner. And here is why. The surprise electoral defeat last month of Hugo Chávez’s candidate for mayor of Caracas — and the consequent change of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Law-Law Land | 10 Comments

Quotable: Arundhati Roy on anti-terror laws

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Anti-terrorism laws are not meant for terrorists; they’re for people that governments don’t like. That’s why they have a conviction rate of less than 2%. They’re just a means of putting inconvenient people away without bail for a long time … Continue reading →

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