Posted in Eugene, Oregon, culture, life, opinion, politics, social justice, tagged Bush war criminal, Connecticut, Fairfield, gentically modified food, George Bush, GMF, hierarchy, Iraqi journalist, Iraqi shoe throw, James Risen, Madoff, Monsanto, Muntanther al Zaidi, NASDAQ, neo-liberalism, oversight, patriarchy, ponzi scheme, rachael maddow, Rachel Maddow, Rachel Maddow New Show, RIP right to privacy, SEC, shoe, shoes, Thomas Tamm, video, war crimes, warrentless wiretapping, wiretapping on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Muntather al Zaidi reminded us here in Christendom of the cultural meaning attached to shoes in the ancient city of Baghdad and the wider Muslim world. They are vehicles for contempt and, awesomely, highly efficient projectiles . For his efforts at contesting the impunity of Bush and the tolerance of the broken bodies, ecosystems and economies left [...]
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Posted in Eugene, Oregon, South Park, culture, life, opinion, social justice, tagged AIG, economic crisis, Fanny Mae, fascism, fascists, financial crisis, Freddie Mac, George Bush, hierarchy, patriarchy, Prescott Bush, relationships of power, Schreff, social justice, South Park, the state, ugly sister on September 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Yesterday, On December 16, the Fed dropped the US interest rate to .25%. WTF? I mean, if Japan’s long recession (eerily similar to the global slowdown about to impact all y’all) had only ended well, that would be one thing, but sadly, no, their economy is also suffering now. And like the Japanese government, the [...]
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