Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

BP, learn from Venezuela!

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This is how you run an oil company responsibly, people… The US subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), CITGO, has received seven awards for its contributions in safety and environmental protection from the National Association of Petrochemical Refiners at its … Continue reading →

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We are all Greeks now, or soon will be

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Arrival of Lord Byron at Missolonghi”, by Theodoros P. Vryzakis, 1861. National Gallery of Athens, Greece. The English Romantic poet sailed with his own fleet of ships as an aid agent of the London Committee in December of 1823, and … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Eduardo Galeano on May Day

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Chicago, 1886. May 1. When the general strike paralyzed Chicago and other cities, the Philadelphia Tribune diagnosed: The labor element has been bitten by a universal species of tarantula, and has gone stark raving mad. Stark raving mad for fighting … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Democracy 1, Crapitalism 0

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ms. Manx is back…with some links from a place you probably never think of unless there’s a Björk song playing on the radio:An unprecedented referendum was recently held in Iceland, and confirmed that 93% of Icelanders are not stupid when … Continue reading →

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Colombia: Electrical capitalist paradise? NOT.

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Remember Enron? Ah, capitalist electricity…According to my three-day headache from last week, Colombia is a better place to live than Venezuela because (a) it’s capitalist, and (b) it has no electrical shortages. Well, one of these statements is true (although … Continue reading →

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Energy wasters: Venezuela has them.

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito has something very important to say, so listen up, kiddies. For those who can’t understand Spanish, here’s a partial translation (by me): President Hugo Chávez, in a nationwide broadcast, discussed the first week of the electrical rationing plan for … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Abraham Lincoln on labor vs. capital

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Capital is only the fruit of labor […] Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.”–Abraham Lincoln, December 3, 1861(Gee, sounds to me like Honest Abe was a bit of a socialist!)

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Oh noes, Chavecito is now in the supermarket business!

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Cue the screamers of the Dissociated Press, the WaHoPo, and the NY Slimes. Communism is on the march once more! Aporrea has the deets: At the end of his speech during the opening of the Bolivarian Hypermarket, President Hugo Chávez … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Thanks for NOTHING, Dubya!

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Finally, the WaHoPo decided to tell the awful truth about the first nine years of the Decade from Hell. My big question is, WHERE THE HELL WERE THEY WHEN THE US ECONOMY WAS BEING RIGGED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN?

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Of coca, cola, and “collas”

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aymara women with a pile of dried coca leaves. If these women are farmers, odds are that they chew them while they work, to stave off hunger, thirst and altitude sickness.Who knew coca was so versatile? The indigenous, or “collas”, … Continue reading →

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