Monthly Archives: August 2011

Putin asks a pertinent question

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Does anyone have a pertinent answer for him? I think someone does: As usual, it’s the OIL, stupid! Meanwhile, Glenn Greenwald summarizes why no decent person should support what NATO is doing to Libya: No decent human being would possibly … Continue reading →

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Photo du jour

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Torontonians remember their man Jack. Full size version here.

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Dear Jack…

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Dear Jack Layton: I don’t know if you remember me, but I will never forget you. We met in the mid-1990s, briefly, during the city council elections in Toronto. I was a journalism student at Ryerson University then. We were … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Maxine Waters

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

She tells the teabags where they can go (hint: it’s the same place they’re trying to drag their entire country.) You may also recall her from this opening scene in Fahrenheit 9/11: This is the kind of fighting spirit that’s … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: And do you feel scared?

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I do. But I won’t stop and falter: And after a day like the one I just had, things had BETTER get better.

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Fun With Photoshop: Somehow, I always did suspect…

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…that Rick Perry had a skeleton in his closet, dancing the Watusi in a pink tutu and high heels: Adam, on the other hand, looks like he’s had better.

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Wankers of the Week: Children of the Corn

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh, Basement Cat. You didn’t! Crappy weekend, everyone! Are we enjoying fairground season yet? No? What, all those windstorms knocking down shoddily constructed stages and killing people getting you down? Shoot, that ain’t nothin’ but that global warming that we … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: LOLChe

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Maradona meets his idol.

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Augusto Pinochet: a bigger bastard than originally thought

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I know…how is this even possible? (Well, I have an idea, but we’ll get to that in a moment.) While we’re on the subject of all things Chile and Chile-related today (a sheer, strange coincidence), how about this little item … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Another horrible trapped-miner story

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yes, this is satire. But it has a very large, uncracked grain of truth in it. Can you spot it? PS: On a more serious note, read this. And remember, that original “trapped miners” story did not have a happy … Continue reading →

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