Today at the Angola Crafts Fair I bought two plants from the prisoner who grows the flowers for prison beautification. “I grow their flowers for them, and they let me grow a few plants for myself on the side to sell,” said he. If this does not sound eerily familiar to you, then you do … More On Slavery
Now we are dancing to protect ourselves against any possible ill effects of a Jindal governorship. I had really hoped we would at least get a runoff. Jindal, it appears, believes in Intelligent Design “Theory.” And as we know, he has backed Bush on the Iraq war 100% of the time. And my friend says, … More Palo Drumming and Dancing – Dominican Republic
This video presents some essential facts in the Jena Six case. Since many people do not seem to remember or understand the chronology, I present it to you as a review session. I also note that if you read any unmoderated comments thread about the Jena Six, you will find a great deal of naked … More Jena Six Review Session
BOASSO FOR GOVERNOR! Bobby Jindal is a creature of Mike Foster and George W. Bush. People Get Ready writes: “Despite his good-old-boy appeal — which has a higher quotient of charm and compassion than redneck — Boasso demonstrates an ability to speak more eloquently on a wide variety of issues than Jindal’s other challengers. Nobody … More Defeat Jindal October 20
Apparently Bush entered office with the plan of invading Iraq, and the Pentagon has been honing its plans for the Iran invasion since 2005. The real reason for the new adventure is of course oil – and petro-euros. My neighbor theorizes that we are already there, and that when the invasion is revealed it will … More Petro-Euros
Listen closely to Keith Ellison. Via Automatic Preference. Axé.
In the Gematriculator this site is 63% good and 37% evil. Axé.
Raúl Zibechi writes from Montevideo on a conversation with Immanuel Wallerstein: The United States moved from imposing “95%” of its will upon the world between 1945 and 1970 to a situation of impotence that manifested itself in the arrival to power of the neoconservatives of George W. Bush in 2001. This was a demonstration of … More The Inevitable Decline of the American Empire
1. “Yes, hanging a noose under these circumstances is a hate crime,” Washington, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, told a House Judiciary Committee hearing convened to examine the Jena case. “If these acts had been committed by others who were not juveniles, this would have been a federal hate crime, and … More On Race and Power
I was asked to suggest exactly five books for the college honors program reading list and listed the first five which came to mind. Call it another of my self-tagging memes, if you wish, and revise it as you see fit. 1. Weatherford, Jack. Savages and Civilization. New York: Random House, 1995. 978-0-449-90957-7 (0-449-90957-3); $19. … More Five Books (Another Self-Tagging Meme)
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