Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

So much for the joys of Rugged Individualism and Family Values

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oh, conservatards, I feel so sorry for you…science has just pwned you yet again: Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego have found that “happiness” is not the result solely of a cloistered journey filled … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Frantz Fanon on neoliberalism

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“But when decolonization occurs in regions where the liberation struggle has not yet made its impact sufficiently felt, here are the same smart alecks, the sly, shrewd intellectuals whose behavior and ways of thinking, picked up from their rubbing shoulders … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Boffo in Bahia

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Plenty was said at a certain Rio Group summit this week. Here are the highlights (and the hottitude, for all you jonesing junkies): Evo calling for solidarity with Cuba, and for the US to lift the blockade. (Barack Obama, are … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Brazil is the Bomb!, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 1 Comment

Don’t they know it’s Christmastime at all?

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Remember when Boy George still had hair? (Okay, EXTENSIONS?) Or when Simon Le Bon was still cute, and George Michael was still in the closet? Sure you do:Happy holidays, bankers. Don’t all throw yourselves off the ledges at once, or … Continue reading →

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How to turn a fascist into a cuddly teddy bear

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Why, how else? Open a museum dedicated to “humanizing” a monster: Visitors to the museum can see the late general’s office, desk, uniforms, medals – even his large collection of toy soldiers, representing all the divisions of the Chilean army … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Paraguay, Uruguay, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

Peruvian campesinos march against water privatization

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Heh. So much for neoliberalism:Story from Aporrea, translated by Your Humble: On Friday, campesinos from different regions of Peru converged on Lima, the nation’s capital, to protest the privatization of water approved by the government of Alan García following the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Shiny happy leaders shaking hands

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito welcomes Manuel Zelaya of Honduras aboard the ALBA train, while Evo gets caught in the middle of things. He seems to have a habit of doing that:But who am I kidding? I just like to post pictures with cute … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Not Hiding in Honduras, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

Someone in Ecuador is thinking what I’m thinking…

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And he’s even more Ecuadorable than usual:Don’t you love it when great minds think alike? From Aporrea: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, congratulated his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, for the electoral victory on the 23rd, in which the PSUV … Continue reading →