The United States, as we know, “does not engage in torture,” but only in this: This detainee who I was sent to interrogate was stripped down to his underwear, hands bound behind his back and a sandbag on his head—and I never actually saw his face. My job was to take a metal folding chair, … More Michael Prysner
This is Professor Zero, from parish prison (for those of you who live in states, districts, and colonies other than Louisiana, that means county jail). I am allowed to go to class and so on. I am not allowed to comment on blogs because I have far too much to do and it is only … More On Time to Tenure
César Chávez ¡Presente! Hoy día cumples 81 años y con nosotros los festejas, aunque no te veamos. Hoy en especial, pero también todos los días, nos da aliento tu luminosa presencia: limpia, sencilla, profunda. * In memory of César Chávez we direct you to Lumpenprofessoriat, who has found an amazing, inspiring Barack Obama Poetry Slam, … More Mañanitas de César Chávez
Today I join Tom, among others, in Blogging for Voter Justice. Both of the links given in the last sentence explain how to participate and why you might want to join. Remember, I do not agree with Barack Obama’s politics. The first time I voted in a Presidential primary I voted for Jesse Jackson, whose … More Day of Blogging for Voter Justice
With a little help from AllAfrica.com, we present Coco Tea with Barak Obahama, followed by the Mighty Sparrow with Barack the Magnificent. But I am just waiting to see and hear the Kenyan King of Ohangla Tony Nyadundo whose new album Obama is apparently very popular, and is said to be circulating in the United … More Barack Obama Latest Hits
I have pulled this e-mail, which I actually wrote to Trinity United Church, out of a comments thread, in case any of the presidential campaigns finds this blog. Dear Trinity United Church, I would not know about you or Pastor Wright were it not for the Obama candidacy, and I am not African-American or Christian … More Trinity United Church
Pre-post: Please read WoC PhD‘s post on saving Women’s Studies. Then act in the case she discusses. Then reread the post and keep the analysis in mind as you decide which battles to fight and which to leave alone at your own institution. * Post: I still have cousins in County Galway, in honor of … More Los San Patricios
Preface: some readers may know, but others may not, that I do not really write one post a day. Most posts on this blog are written on weekends, at Christmas, and in summer, and they are then scheduled to come up at the rate of about one a day. Some posts – like the recent … More Notes from the Underground
Having been informed that Barack Obama seems too northern and urban to play well in rural areas, and that his having donned this hat in Austin – the hat that I said made him look like a Louisiana man – helped a great deal, I hasten to reproduce the image. The photograph is by Matthew … More On Hats
Read the Field Negro’s post and its comments thread. Axé.
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