Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

Espionage Act: a muzzle for dissent, says Robert Meeropol

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Video in two parts; click through for the second.Democracy Now interviews Robert Meeropol, the younger of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s two sons, who criticizes the forthcoming prosecution of Julian Assange under the same 1917 Espionage Act that resulted in the … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: The dark side of the Magic Kingdom

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you’ve ever wondered what life is like behind the scenes at Walt Disney World in Florida, here are some stories the company doesn’t want you to hear. Workers underpaid; health and safety concerns unaddressed; the same cast members who … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: UNASUR meets in Guyana…

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…and Cristina Fernández of Argentina paid tribute to her late husband (and former president), Néstor Kirchner:Love how she makes special mention of Chavecito–as a friend as well as a fellow South American president. (Watch when the camera pans across the … Continue reading →

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Finally, signs of intelligent life at the Christian Science Monitor

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, its Latin America desk, at any rate. One in 10 South Americans – about 38 million people – escaped poverty during the past decade. That’s remarkable progress by any measure.Contrast that with the United States, where poverty has been … Continue reading →

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Copiapó: The fallout begins

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Miner Edison Peña is pulled from the collapsed San José mine. He was the 12th man rescued.The rescue of those Chilean miners was not the end of the story. It was just the end of one chapter. Now the next … Continue reading →

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“Victims, not heroes”: A Chilean miner speaks out

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Miner Franklin Lobos demonstrates his soccer skills after his rescue last week. The 53-year-old has broken his silence to debunk a number of media myths built up around him, his comrades, and their 70-day ordeal: Miner Franklin Lobos, who spent … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito in Russia

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The Big Guy from Venezuela was in Russkylandia today, up to his usual business: firming up bilateral relations (already the closest they’ve ever been between the two countries since his inauguration in 1999); buying military hardware (this time, 35 tanks); … Continue reading →

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Libertarianism at work, for realz

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aw. Aren’t the flibbertigibbertarians adorable when their “principles” come, literally, under fire? Glenn Fucking Beck sure was. He waxed all racist on a family who didn’t pay the $75 mafia extortion protection racket subscription fee the local fire department charged, … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Here come da commies!!!

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’m gonna retire the Stumpy Cat for a moment here, and let Our Man in Black take over:BTW, Mike has a show blog now, too, which I’m gonna ‘roll shortly. And while we’re on the topic of blogs that should … Continue reading →

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What really lies behind those trapped Chilean miners

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little insight, courtesy of Telesur reporter Alejandro Kirk:The culprit, say miners and the family members of the trapped men, is the greed of Big Copper industrialists in Chile. Working conditions have always been atrocious for that very reason in … Continue reading →