Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

Shhh!

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Don’t look now, but it appears that Chavecito’s economic ideas have some support from a, shall we say, highly unexpected quarter: The Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has endorsed an ambitious plan by Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez, to create a … Continue reading →

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They could learn a thing or two from Venezuela

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Straight Goods, two interesting articles on Alberta and its oil. Numero Uno notes that Ontario’s oil addiction is fueling Alberta’s polluting ways, and reviews a bomb-throwerish book whose basic thesis is that Albertans are stupid for polluting so much … Continue reading →

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Yes! There IS a Goddess!

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I was so bummed when I couldn’t download the video podcast of Evo Morales giving an interview to Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez on Democracy Now. The latest version of iTunes I have seems to do nothing but eat it, … Continue reading →

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How to explain THIS away?

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Well, if you’re Gallup, you’ll blame it on the phrasing of the question and/or the dumbness of your sample population, and thus discount the obviously disquieting (to a capitalist!) answers they give you: On many issues affecting day-to-day life, Venezuelans … Continue reading →

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That’s Evo, not evil

Posted on September 29, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Too late for FLFB, but what the hell…heeeeeeeere’s Evo, doin’ the Daily Show:I think the audience loves him too, if all the “woooooooo”-ing is anything to go by.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s whirlwind tour of duty

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito has been very busy again lately on the front of Latin American integration. Talk of continent-wide energy integration is topmost on the agenda. He’s been in Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador; now he’s in Bolivia. Here’s some video from his … Continue reading →

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Why they’re howling for Chavecito’s blood

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I’ve gotten so much crapaganda from the lamestream media in my inbox lately. All of it about how the Venezuelan opposition is feeling persecuted lately. Um, you might want to start learning how to spell PROSECUTED, lamestreamers, because anyone who … Continue reading →

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Harpo’s asinine strawman argument

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

You can’t make this shit up. Some South American countries are at a crossroads because they falsely believe their only choice is between socialism or the American style of capitalism, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday. Speaking at the Canada-Chile … Continue reading →

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State Dept. ratchets up the crapaganda

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Against whom? Oh, the usual suspect down in Venezuela. A top U.S. State Department official criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday, decrying a "politics of fear and division" that impedes progress. U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, on a … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Albert Einstein on capitalist tyranny

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists and partly because technological development and the increasing division of labor encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of smaller … Continue reading →

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