My post of Derrick Ashong speaking on Barack Obama is popular, for good reason. Chez Lumpenprofessoriat there is an excellent video by Lawrence Lessig on why to support Obama over Clinton this primary and caucus season, in case your state has not voted yet or in case you are going to the convention. It is … More Lessig on Obama
That was the Facebook Song. In this post we also have links to the songs of YouTube, WordPress, and the Web 2.0 in general. H/T Momo. Axé.
Observe this member of the band Soulfège get grilled on his support of Obama by a very rude reporter, and come out educating. H/T Momo. As the video started I thought, My God, it’s like the civics tests for Black (prospective) voters we used to have down here. As it continued, I realized that if … More Derrick Ashong
I voted, and then danced down the street just like this. It is the weekend, so we will sing; this video was found by Parlancheq, who leads us to further fascinating images of Bolivian carnaval. In honor of Bolivia, a brilliant country, we will also listen to the Kjarkas on Imillitay: Muyuspa muyuspa imillitay korik’entijinay … More Carnaval boliviano
The Louisiana Democratic primary is tomorrow, Febuary 9. I will be voting for Barack Obama. I am voting for Obama because because of the two candidates left, I believe he has the best shot at defeating the GOP. It is important to beat the GOP for many reasons, but a reason quite as good as … More Barack Obama
I was not going to do the teaching meme but two posts, one from Lumpenprofessoriat and one from WOC PhD, have moved me to speak. Lumpenprofessoriat addresses the question of “love.” I note that many professors say they are suffering for love (of their fields, or of teaching), and they seem to believe this is … More Why I Teach
I have begun reading Dambudzo Marechera’s The Black Insider, a type of novel. My alter ego promised the Paper Chaser to read Thus Spake Zarathustra in 2008, and told A Room of Our Own she would read Bleak House. By reading these three books, I am sure one can learn a great deal. Also on … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Marechera, and Big Plans!
Yesterday at sunset someone knocked on my door and it was a man selling shrimp he had caught out in the Gulf that morning for $3.25 a pound. I bought twelve pounds for $39, which if it really is twelve pounds is a decent deal. The bags had a lot of water in them, though, … More Mardi Gras
On January 10 Moody’s, in concert with the other main bond-rating firm, Standard and Poor’s, gave the United States its top AAA credit rating. The terrorist blackmail threat came in the form of a demand by Moody’s that the US government “reform” Social Security and Medicare: “In the very long term, the rating could come … More Word to Obama
These are my sentiments, exactly. And when I write academically I often feel engulfed by other peoples’ papers, piled on all sides and high above my head. This is a rich feeling for a beginning, if you are interested in what you are working on. It is a discouraging one if you are not. I … More Escritura
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