I just got a request to share this with anybody looking to attend or organize a vigil for the victims in Blacksburg. Pass this link on if you know anybody who might be interested. http://vtvigils.org/
Archive | April 18, 2007
Murtha utters “D-word” in public
The Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense just turned up the burner under the Bush war machine. And then dumped some gasoline on the stove. From Raw Story: Rep. John Murtha, a veteran of the U.S. Marines who served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, said that President George W. Bush cannot continue […]
The Subtle Insidiousness Of Business Language
By Martin Bosworth How often in a day do you find yourself reading, hearing, or saying any of the following phrases? “At the end of the day” “Lessons learned” “Going forward,” “moving forward,” or “way forward” “on the table” “low-hanging fruit” To me, these phrases stick out as particularly egregious examples of the corporatist/marketing bullshit […]
SCOTUS Upholds “Partial Birth” Abortion Law
By Rori Black Today the Supreme Court upheld the misnomered “partial birth” abortion ban implemented in 2003. While the bill itself is named The Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003, it refers to a medical procedure called “intact variant of D&E”, dialation and extraction as opposed to dialation and curettage. In writing the act, Kennedy […]
Jacob’s ANC Ladder: the power of the state, the power of the party
Jacob Zuma has announced his candidacy for the South African presidency. Zuma is the ex-deputy president, fired for connections to corruption in a multi-million Rand arms deal. It gets worse: his financial advisor is already in jail for profiting on the deal and it is only a matter of time before Zuma is also to […]
Stick to the plan
The stuff rolling across the transom this morning isn’t filling me with rainbows and unicorns. First off, as I wipe the sleep from my eyes I realize that the Virginia Tech tragedy wasn’t all just a horrible dream. I’m reminded of a similar crisis that hit my community eight years ago, and I grieve deeply […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- S&R Nonfiction: “The Nobodies,” by Jennifer Pocock
- “See You in Hell” and the dominatrix garage: The Lost Patrol drops a new video, and btw, the CD is fantastic
- Iran’s election nuclear, but not nuked
- More light! More light! Reviewing Fred Chappell’s Brighten the Corner Where You Are
- Happy Father’s Day: "The Day Daddy Died"
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
- Pelosi on Bush: “He’s not worth impeaching”
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Frank Dilatush: And while decent men argue morality and honor, war…
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A Walkaway: Then Satan must care more about justice and truth …
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RetroHound: See, I don't think it's God's judgement, it's Sata…
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Ben Leib: Beautifully penned. The desperation of the situat…
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Russ Wellen: Fundamentally, I agree with both of you. It's just…
