Category Archives: Under the Name of Spain

Royally disgusting

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. A little mood music, maestro: Ah, that was lovely. And a timely reminder of the class of person we’re dealing with here: an unelected monarch who dares to try to shut up a democratically elected leader confronting him over … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Merry Old England, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Two to tango

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Q. When dancing the tango with a same-sex partner, who should take the lead? A. Who cares? This handsome twosome seemed quite happy to take turns at it, when they were thinking about it at all. Being on an equal … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: ¡Feliz Chavidad!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Just in time for the holidays, the latest decorations from Venezuela: Figurines of Chavecito, Simón Bolívar and other Venezuelan historic heroes decorate a nativity scene. Of course, Reuters chose to focus first on the local Grinches who don’t like it, … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Mike Ruppert on provocateurs and the British riots

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Mike Ruppert, a former drug-enforcement cop from Los Angeles who helped expose the CIA’s role in drug smuggling to the US, analyzes the London riots. These riots have an economic root, and it’s NOT what the conservatives of the British … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Greek Salad, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Merry Old England, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Rivers in Egypt, The United States of Amnesia, Under the Name of Spain | 3 Comments

Economics for Dummies: How the IMF ate Greece

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

An excellent, succinct interview with Michael Hudson, who explains how the European common market helped to tank the Greek economy, and then sold it out to the IMF. One jarring moment is when he says that all the historical assets … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Greek Salad, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Mario Vargas Llosa, concern troll

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ye Gods. Just when you thought he couldn’t get more repugnant, crabby, fuddy-duddy or racist, Peru’s most tragic export to the First World has piped up again…and surpassed himself in a show of sheer subhuman backwardness that makes me want … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Kittehs, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

Anticapitalist flashmob fun in Spain

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Uh oh…looks like the Banco Santander got hit: A bunch of rowdy flamenqueros (and a cash cow) got together in Seville about a month ago and staged this funtastic protest. Here’s a Brit’s eye view of what they’re protesting and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Good to Know, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Bold and the Badass, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

Los Canadienses: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’d been looking for this NFB documentary for a couple of years now, ever since I picked up a used copy of Dorothy Livesay’s book, Right Hand Left Hand, in which the great Canadian poet chronicles what life was like … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Under the Name of Spain | 1 Comment

Stupid Sex Tricks: I’ll have what she’s having

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

In Catalonia, they do democratic socialism…a little differently:Yes, that’s an actual PSA from the youth wing of the Socialist Party of Catalonia.Stupid sex comment, at the site: “She’s orgasming because the government is fucking her!!” Please thumb this idiot down.

Posted in Stupid Sex Tricks, Under the Name of Spain | 4 Comments

A Remembrance Day roundup

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’ve already pretty much given my own take as to what this day means to me, so I’m gonna shut up about me and just point you to some others’ thoughts instead…TorontoEmerg has a nurse’s take on another nurse’s letter … Continue reading →