Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

Venezuela gets its own electric car

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Sabina Becker

President Nicolás Maduro takes a test drive in a model of the Catatumbo electric car, designed in Maracaibo by Augusto Pradelli, who’s also along for the ride. It may not look terribly impressive at the moment, but this humble little … Continue reading →

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All right, Jagmeet. I see you now.

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Sabina Becker

This is some HUGE news for us Canadian progressives: And no, Candice Fucking Nazi Bergen, it is NOT a “Liberal-NDP coalition”, nor does it mean the NDP are in charge. It means that they’ve dragged the Liberals back to where … Continue reading →

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Amazon gets Berned

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Sabina Becker

And it’s not the first time, either. But you still love to see it: It’s even more fun when you get to see David Doel getting in on the beatdown, too. Maybe next time, “The Sniper” will want to just … Continue reading →

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US citizens protest against re-opening too soon

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Sabina Becker

The Grim Reaper is a really nice touch: Reminds me of that part in Mother Night (by Kurt Vonnegut, a must-read) in which a character chants, almost melodiously, the German phrase: “Leichenträger zur Wache!” (“Corpse-carriers to the guardhouse!”) He’s remembering … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Adam Smith on capitalism and poverty

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Sabina Becker

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COVID-19: An opportunity for the Shock Doctrine — or its opponents?

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Sabina Becker

Naomi Klein expands, briefly, on ideas from a book she wrote several years ago: I especially love how she takes a quote from far-right economist Milton Friedman (the author of the original Shock Doctrine, which Klein critically examined in her … Continue reading →

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What the 1918 flu pandemic can teach us about public health today

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Sabina Becker

John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza, talks about how badly the US handled a pandemic that most likely started on home turf. Secrecy, censorship, and denial prevailed during the 1918-19 flu pandemic. The public were often lied to, … Continue reading →

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Headline Howler: The NYT’s epidumbic moment

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Sabina Becker

Won’t someone please think of all the crapitalists (and the taxes they’re not paying)? I’m sure that even without the highlight, you could see what the fuck was so wrong with this headline.

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Headline Howler: Can the WaPo even count?

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Sabina Becker

I mean, even a grade schooler can see that Bernie was right. And 8 million people isn’t exactly chicken feed.

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Quotable: Emma Goldman on forced birth

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Sabina Becker

“The defenders of authority dread the advent of a free motherhood, lest it will rob them of their prey. Who would fight wars? Who would create wealth? Who would make the policeman, the jailer, if woman were to refuse the … Continue reading →