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Speaking Truth To Power: The Canary In the Coalmine (Literally)

Fight the Culture of Hate! Vincent Navarro, formerly Jesse Jackson’s senior health advisor in the ’84 and ’88 Primaries, tells it like it is over at Counterpunch: HillaryCare Failed. That’s right, folks, the experienced cynical candidate might not have an advantage over the young, hopeful candidate. The experienced candidate might have been involved in a [...]

Our Masculine Systems: Women's Inequality Under the U.S. Constitution

Back in the day, in 1776, when our Founding Father and future second president John Quincy Adams was helping to draft the constitution, his wife, (Founding Mother?), Abigail Adams, asked him to “Remember the ladies” in that august document. He replied, in a letter, “Depend upon it, We know better than to repeal our Masculine [...]

There Is Not a Black America, or a White America… There's the United States of America

Here’s MC Eazeyo, who is a Friend, telling those of us who support Obama why we should be getting down to the voting booths, in addition to the fat beats by Rjd2 that back this track.

America, I Love You, But I Think We Should See Other People

Ok, so the funniest part, to me, is that I found this video with this comment: “would this tick you off? [] thinks it’s hilarious. clearly, it’s mostly funny because of a stupid american stereotype. it’s mildly clever and funny, but don’t you agree that the stereotype is a big part of it?” What stereotype? [...]

Showdown: Chauvinist Humor vs. Racist Rhetoric

There’s some need for discussion about this feminism thing. I mean, contrary to popular belief, feminists don’t necessarily hate all men – or love all women, and equally importantly, feminists have a sense of humor. I mean, as matsu’s blog at MediaGirl (hat tip for the image) points out, “Make a racist joke to a [...]

Reserved to be Judged by God: Prostitution in Argentina

Last night, over wine ($3.50 a bottle) at a fancy club where most people were in awe of a celebrity named Gisela something who none of my compatriots recognized, someone I had just met told me the story of being pressured to join a prostitution ring. It was a long story, but it can be [...]