Monthly Archives: April 2007

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Give us a hug-ito!

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I love shots like this, because with Chavecito, it’s never just a photo-op. He embraces the cause as well as the people–in this case, two of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who have steadfastly campaigned for years to get … Continue reading →

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And now, a few words about school shootings

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

As the Boomtown Rats once sang, the lesson today is how to die. Call it Death by Second Amendment. Or Death by Insanity. Either way, it works out to about the same thing. Isn’t the practical definition of insanity a … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Bill Maher on the elites

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker
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June Callwood has died

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I really have nothing to say that her obit in the Toronto Star could not say better about this remarkable woman, activist and writer.Sleep well, June.

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One more thing to celebrate

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Amid all the hoopla over the anniversary of the coup and counter-coup in Venezuela five years ago, we have this short but sweet item: President Hugo Chávez Frías, announced this Friday that Venezuela paid off the debt that it owed … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Joan Baez (and Bob Dylan) on holy wars

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker
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April 11 victims speak out on VTV

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, courtesy of Aporrea. Running time approximately one hour and 15 minutes. Ernesto Villegas, host of the VTV morning show En Confianza, interviews members of ASOVIC, the association of victims of the April 11 coup d’etat in Venezuela.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A musical ode to popular victory

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

First, one from Lloviznando Cantos:“Y Bajaron”, which celebrates the people who rescued democracy five years ago today in Venezuela. It means “And they came down”–referring to the poor barrio dwellers who came down from the hills around Caracas to protest … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Kurt Vonnegut on socialism

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Christianity and socialism alike, in fact, prescribe a society dedicated to the proposition that all men, women, and children are created equal and shall not starve.”–Kurt Vonnegut

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God Bless You, Mr. Funnyguts

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From the wires, a sad but not unexpected item about one of my favorite all-time writers: American literary idol Kurt Vonnegut, best known for such classic novels as “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle,” died on Tuesday night in Manhattan at age … Continue reading →

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