…but only slightly less well known is this: Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Sorry. Total chain-of-consciousness stuff. I was thinking that we’re involved in a two-front war right now, and that led to…
Death to Liberal Professors!!!
Great article on how the radical right wants to eliminate all that pesky free-thinking by weeding out so-called “liberal” professors. Maybe there is a such a preponderance of liberals in academia just because they’re….smart?
Still think we don’t live in a police state?
Check this article out when you’ve got some time. Incredibly detailed (and depressing) account of the Bush — “Sieg Heil!” — policy of “extraordinary rendition”, which is just a euphemism for state-sponsored kidnapping, torture, and elimination of legal process. You…
It’s better than accidentally switching on Faux News…
Can we just grow up? Instead of whining to the FCC, why don’t you complain about the world-wide glut of mourning over John Paul? I don’t wish the man ill, but he’s just one person. Where’s the outrage, grief, and…
Privatization = Corporate Government
If you had any lingering doubts about why why the privatization of Social Security is ba-a-a-a-a-a-ad, this article on the “corporatizing” of government ought to set you straight.
Stand Against Injustice
Sexism, racism, classism, and plenty of other –isms are alive and well in our society. We tend to think that things are coming along swimmingly, and that our biases and prejudices as a society are diminishing. But the spectre of…