War

Laura Bush urges women’s rights in the mid-East

I’ll admit it: I do not hate Laura Bush. I know this fact probably merits my expulsion from several liberal-minded social groups, but hear me out. I don’t think she’s stupid, and I don’t think it’s fair to call her a Stepford wife. I am deeply disappointed in her refusal to publically dissent from her [...]

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Dada Calls Bullshit

Bullshit it is. What’s really amazing about this is the speed at which ‘Newsweek Lied, People Died’ became a mantra for the Right; within 24 hours, every winger with a blog was parroting this shit ad infinitum and ad nauseam. The right-wing echo chamber is truly a well-oiled propaganda machine. Fucking worthless hypocrites all of [...]

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Monday Must-Read

Lynn writes on her meeting with a “Lost Boy” from Sudan: It was only after he was living in the US that Dane learned that most of his family did escape, and are now refugees in Uganda and Kenya. His father is dead. There are more “Lost Boys” than girls for a reason: small boys [...]

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