Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – Timothy Noah writes that since Republicans haven’t been able to convince the American public that inequality is desirable or acceptable, they’re taking another…
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Who Says Shit Like This? Oh yeah, …Republicans – Again
“Some Girls Rape Easy” Wisconsin state representative Roger Rivard says his pappy taught him to be wary of “consensual” sex because “some girls rape easy.” “He told the Journal Sentinel…
Yes David, the Conservative movement has two sides, but it also has two parties.
True words written by David Brooks. But the next step is for him to realize that the Democrats are not actually socialists at all but are the Traditional Conservatives he…
Yes David, the Conservative movement has two sides, but it also has two parties.
True words written by David Brooks. But the next step is for him to realize that the Democrats are not actually socialists at all but are the Traditional Conservatives he…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Chris Hayes notes that Mitt Romney’s $50,000-a-plate dinner caught on video represents a rare glimpse inside the U.S.’ plutocracy – as well…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – Jonathan Bernstein comments on how the U.S.’ right-wing echo chamber may be preventing Mitt Romney and other Republicans from recognizing when their spin…
Republicans and Current President of Libya Muhammad al-Zanati are allies
Repugs say that attack on embassy which killed the ambassador and three other diplomats was planned and outsiders were involved. President of Libya Muhammad al-Zanati says exactly the same thing.…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – If there’s anything missing from Mark Weidbrot’s musings about the possibility of a U.S. debt downgrade, it’s that the only significant threat…
Republicans: The Great Defenders of Freedom of Speech
Here is a great example. Thanks to Politics and its Discontents who first posted this story.
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Stephen Kimber makes the case for a financial transactions tax in Atlantic Business: (W)hat can supposedly sovereign nations do when individual governments…
Monday Morning Labour Day Links
Assorted content for your Labour Day reading. – The Star comments on the place of the union movement in the face of a determined push to silence workers: Given the…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Plenty of commentators are using the Labour Day weekend to discuss the place of workers in Canadian society. Sid Ryan notes that depressed…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that to start your long weekend. – Antonia Zerbisias and Thomas Walkom both discuss the connection between organized labour and the very existence of a substantial middle class.…
This is hilarious!
If there is a reader out there who lives in the Tampa area, running off a few hundred copies of this and plastering it hither and yon wouldn’t be a…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – On the anniversary of Jack Layton’s death, Tim Harper points out how far the NDP has come in just a year, while Brian…
"Legitimate Rape"
Missouri Republican senate candidate Todd Akin is against abortion – under any circumstances – and that includes what he calls “legitimate rape.” According to Akin, victims of legitimate rape have…
House Republicans Attempt To Nix Military’s Clean Energy Initiatives
20090217-army-solar-panel.jpg Republicans on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee have decided that the military’s push for clean, renewable energy has gone far enough, and have proposed for next year’s budget…