Category Archives: The United States of Amnesia

The True Story of Che Guevara

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A documentary about the life and death of the Argentine hero of the Cuban Revolution. Features Jon Lee Anderson, the author of the best Che bio by far.

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Spooks, Teh Russkies, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia | 4 Comments

Heroes for Today: Alan Grayson

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Don’t you love how, in just a minute and a half, he shuts up a whole table full of rightards with nothing but the facts? (And yeah, how about that prick in the green, P.J. O’Rourke? He hauls out every … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Heroes for Today, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Quotable: Abe Lincoln on plutocracy

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker
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The History of Oil

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ever see a stand-up comedy routine about oil wars and oil coups? This Brit does a fantastic job of taking horrible reality and making it hilarious. Without, I might add, diverging for one moment from the truth.

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Miami New Times fails again

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Christ, what is it with news sources out of Miami? They may be close to the Caribbean, but for all their proximity, they still can’t report on Latin America for shit. Case in point: this silly puff piece from the … Continue reading →

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Fear of a white shirt

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A whiteshirt (the now infamous Anthony Bologna, police inspector, NYPD) pepper-sprays a group of peaceful women protesters at Occupy Wall Street. You can hear one of the blue-shirted officers say “I can’t believe he just fuckin’ maced her.” This incident … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx occupies Wall Street

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

It’s one of those drizzly, autumnal days around here. Usually, just the kind of weather that would send a kitty indoors, to curl up on her humans’ laps, with her tail wrapped cozily around all fours, purring and not letting … Continue reading →

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Teabaggers come to Ontario. Ontarians properly horrified.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Sabina Becker

O, Canada. You’ve certainly seen more than your share of imports from our neighbors to the south. Some, like the Vietnam-era draft dodgers and conscientious objectors, have been a blessing to our society. Others, like the KKK and this guy, … Continue reading →

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When lynching passes for “justice”

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Last night, the world witnessed a modern-day judicially sanctioned lynching. Troy Davis was executed last night at 11:08 local time, under heavy protest, in the state of Georgia, by a private contracting corporation that specializes in the “care” of prison … Continue reading →

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Tim Padgett, corruption apologist

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Meet Leopoldo López…corrupto, violent agitator, and “popular” politician of the Venezuelan far-right. And apparently, the crushboy of a certain crap “reporter” for TIME Magazine… The Inter-American Court of Human Rights concluded this week what just about everyone in the western … Continue reading →

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