Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

Dear NYPost: Words mean things. Learn them.

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Source: Merriam-Webster.com If you ever wondered why the US public has so much trouble discerning what’s what during an election year, perhaps a clue might lie with their media. In particular, this throwaway piece from the New York Post: Americans, … Continue reading →

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The German refugee situation: Everything old is new again, including the prejudice

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

German refugees being driven out of Silesia, sometime in the 1940s. Scenes like this one have special significance for me, because my own mother and her family were among those refugees and probably looked much the same, pushing their few … Continue reading →

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“Bernie Bros” pwn Libertarian presidential candidate

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Yes, I know this is half an hour long. And it’s over 6 weeks old, too. But you’ll get a chuckle out of it just from the first five minutes alone: The number of times that smug flibbertigibbertarian’s face falls … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Schadenfreude, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Economics for Dummies: How NOT to run a deficit…er, government.

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Any questions?

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Videos of the day: An historic moment, and an hilarious one.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Sabina Becker

First, the one for the history books: Yes, that’s right: After more than half a century of US stupidity and embargos in a futile effort to break the Revolution, there is finally a Cuban embassy open in the US again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Isn't It Ironic?, Schadenfreude, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Q. What kind of “socialist” meets with right-wing putschists?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A. A Spanish one who used to be prime minister, once upon a time: That’s Felipe González, right of centre, plus a whole lotta unsavory Venezuelans. None of whom, incidentally, are socialists themselves. Not even in name only, as Felipillo … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Cuban anti-cancer vaccine heads to Roswell Park, NY

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Dr. Candace Johnson of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, speaking at a press conference in Cuba. Behind her, at left, is New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Well. If THIS isn’t historic, I don’t know what is: The Molecular Immunology Centre … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Beans, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Deepest Darkest Africa, Economics for Dummies, Isn't It Ironic?, She Blinded Me With Science, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Today, we are ALL barbudos!

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, Contrainjerencia brought footage of the three remaining members of the Cuban Five coming home. You want to talk joyful reunions now, or would you rather just group-hug first? Awwwwww… And here’s the story… On Wednesday, the president of Cuba, … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: The real reasons for the lifting of the Cuba blockade?

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Sabina Becker

This is Puerto Mariel, Cuba. It looks pretty sleepy from the air right now, but don’t be fooled. What you’re looking at there is actually a sleeping giant with the potential to shake markets as far away as New York, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Brazil is the Bomb!, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Canada’s real terrorism problem

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

This mosque in Cold Lake, Alberta, was spray-painted by xenophobic vandals. The town is home to an airbase from which CF-18 jet fighters recently departed en route to the war zone of Iraq. The people of Cold Lake have since … Continue reading →