And So It Begins
And So It Begins: ” Culture of life, my ass. “ (Via Red Bird Rising.) I agree. a culture of life begins by respecting those who are living full lives, republicans aren’t doing this. they promote a culture of death and the management of other people’s body under the rubric of ‘culture of life’, a […]
Read MoreThe Path to The Handmaid’s Tale
The Path to The Handmaid’s Tale: “While Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm about an imminent frontal assault on Roe v. Wade from the Bush Administration, today we see instead how it’s going to play out — the end of choice via small and sly nibbles. Flexing post-election muscle, the Senate Republican leadership has just […]
Read MoreThe Path to The Handmaid's Tale
The Path to The Handmaid’s Tale: “ While Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm about an imminent frontal assault on Roe v. Wade from the Bush Administration, today we see instead how it’s going to play out — the end of choice via small and sly nibbles. Flexing post-election muscle, the Senate Republican leadership has […]
Read MoreFastcapitalism 1.1
I am pleased to announce that the first issue of Fast Capitalism is now available at www.fastcapitalism.com. We are already planning for FC 1.2, for which the (flexible) deadline is May 1st, 2005. The focus of the second issue will be the future of the American left, although we will certainly welcome articles on other […]
Read MoreDead Of Night
Dead Of Night: “Freedom is on the march. Last night, behind everyone’s back, the Republicans tried to slip a paragraph into the middle of a rushed, 3000-page spending bill. The paragraph would have allowed the (Republican) leadership and anyone they deputized — but no one else — to read anyone’s tax return for any purpose […]
Read MoreSecret Laws
Secret Laws: “ Almost 2000 years BC, Hammurabi put Babylon’s laws in writing for the first time ever “so that all men might read and know what was required of them.” 4000 years later, the U.S. government is making public laws passé, according to an excellent article by Steve Aftergood of the Federation of American […]
Read More400+ pell grants or a new yacht.
Presidential Yacht . Um, Democrats?…: “Presidential Yacht. Um, Democrats? Families are taking donations to send body armor to their kids and Bush gets himself a presidential yacht? If you can’t figure out how to play this one… The Senate voted 65-30 for the legislation late on Saturday that sets aside funds for a range of […]
Read MoreMoyers: Democracy in the Balance
Moyers: Democracy in the Balance: “Bill Moyers has an excellent essay Democracy in the Balance How do we nurture the healing side of religion over the killing side? How do we protect the soul of democracy against bad theology in service of an imperial state? by Bill Moyers” (Via Greater Democracy.) THAT’S THE SHAME of […]
Read MoreEric Hellweg, “Is ‘Fair Use’ in Peril?”
Eric Hellweg, “Is ‘Fair Use’ in Peril?”: “” (Via Interactivist Info Exchange.) —- yes, but is as imperil by people that wrongly claim it, and thus cause backlash, as from those that want to stop it.
Read MoreEric Hellweg, "Is 'Fair Use' in Peril?"
Eric Hellweg, “Is ‘Fair Use’ in Peril?”: “” (Via Interactivist Info Exchange.) —- yes, but is as imperil by people that wrongly claim it, and thus cause backlash, as from those that want to stop it.
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