Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

The Trap, Part 1

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Subtitled “Fuck You, Buddy”. (No, I won’t spell it with asterisks, as the Beeb has done. Hey Heddy, is this that “FUCK” movie you mentioned in the comments? If so, brilliant choice–thanks!)How fear and self-interest created capitalist tyranny in the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo again? Yup…

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Why not? He’s worthy. Ahem–make that WAY WORTHY.And look! He’s back in his cute, cozy striped sweater, that famous fashion statement:This time, he accessorizes it with a floral garland…and the kind of cowboy hat all the good guys wear. Perfect … Continue reading →

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Lech Walesa: Sad sell-out still slamming socialism

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Just after the Berlin Wall fell, I wondered what would become of Poland, and now I know the answer: NOTHING GOOD. The country sure has gone to hell in a capitalist handbasket. It has all the hallmarks to go with … Continue reading →

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Bow down your heads, folks…

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…a great, uppity American has passed: Studs Terkel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and enduring radio-show host whose oral histories chronicled the travails and triumphs of America’s working class, has died. He was 96.Terkel died today at his home in Chicago, … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Hendrik Hertzberg on the dreaded S-word

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“As a buzzword, ‘socialism’ had mostly good connotations in most of the world for most of the twentieth century. That’s why the Nazis called themselves national socialists. That’s why the Bolsheviks called their regime the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, … Continue reading →

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If you thought socialism was a failure…

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…you really need to check the CIA’s track record. After all, part of their job was convincing sheeple like you and me, by planting false stories in the media, that socialism was destined for failure. Another part was the hounding … Continue reading →

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Buh-bye, Manuelito Rosalito!

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito has had enough of a putschist mob boss being in charge of the state of Zulia. In his address to a conference of local businesspeople today in Maracaibo, he laid it on the line. His latest Bolivarian mission? He … Continue reading →

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Once more, Chavecito is my hero

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…for saying exactly what needs to be said, and in this case, proposing exactly what needs to be proposed: A worldwide assembly of governments, in which frank conversations between diverse points of view on the current global crisis can be … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Marxism–it’s a par-tay!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Peace, dude. From Aporrea, an innnnnnteresting sign of the times–and times to come? Could be: Whether Karl Marx’s books are in fashion, or whether this is a response to the financial crisis is unknown, but what is certain is that … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Carl Sandburg on socialism

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly in the woods and sometimes go up and on through the clouds.”–Carl Sandburg

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