February 2012
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Welcome to Cancerland →
To the extent that current methods of detection and treatment fail or fall short, America’s breast-cancer cult can be judged as an outbreak of mass delusion, celebrating survivorhood by downplaying mortality and promoting obedience to medical protocols known to have limited efficacy. And although we may imagine ourselves to be well past the era of patriarchal medicine, obedience is the message...
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“There’s a tremendous amount of suffering. A lot of America is much worse off...”
– Paul Krugman, Playboy Interview
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“Give us convenient content at a reasonable price, and we’ll buy it. Sell the...”
– Matt Gemmell, “The Piracy Threshold”
Stop treating people like shit and they’ll give you money. It cannot get any simpler than this.
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“Think about it. First, you have firms directly plugged in to the...”
– Kevin Carson, “It’s Not State Capitalism When America Does It”
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U.S. drones targeting rescuers and mourners →
The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau for the Sunday Times has revealed.
The findings are published just days after President Obama claimed that the drone campaign in Pakistan was a “targeted, focused effort” that “has not caused a huge number of civilian casualties”… .
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Truth, Lies and Afghanistan →
I spent last year in Afghanistan, visiting and talking with U.S. troops and their Afghan partners. My duties with the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force took me into every significant area where our soldiers engage the enemy. Over the course of 12 months, I covered more than 9,000 miles and talked, traveled and patrolled with troops in Kandahar, Kunar, Ghazni, Khost, Paktika, Kunduz, Balkh, Nangarhar...
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“The Democratic Party owes a sincere apology to George Bush, Dick Cheney and...”
– Glenn Greenwald, “Repulsive progressive hypocrisy”
“One reason radio is superior to TV is that radio has better pictures.”
– Jim Stagnitto, WNYC engineer
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“So Long Marianne” by Bill Callahan (Leonard Cohen...
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The 10 Most Racist Moments of the GOP Primary (So... →
One cannot forget that the contemporary Republican Party was born with the Southern Strategy, winning over the former Jim Crow South to its side of the political aisle, and as a backlash against the civil rights movement. This is a formula for a politics of white grievance mongering and white victimology; a dreamworld where white conservatives are oppressed, their rights infringed upon by a...
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Eating Meat Is UnAmerican
I know a few vegans who make strong arguments and harbor good intentions, but are often wallow in a sea of frustration because no one listens to them.
Allow me to offer my advice.
Vegans think Americans should stop eating so much meat or using animal products altogether, right? It’s unhealthy for humans, inhumane to animals and damages the environment.
However, every time a vegan argues this,...
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January 2012
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“More than half of all black men without a high-school diploma go to prison at...”
– Adam Gopnik, “The Caging of America”, The New Yorker
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How Does Google See You? →
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“Now, you can call this class warfare all you want. But asking a billionaire to...”
– President Obama, 2012 State of the Union address
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Mañanifesto →
If you have been to Marfa or places like it, you may have experienced Mañana. Mañana cannot generally be found in cities with more than one stoplight. Mañana doesn’t care about email or normal hours of operation. Mañana recognizes that we can’t all have everything we want at any given moment, like peaches in January or cell phone reception in West Texas. Mañana is the anticipation...
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“King of the World” by First Aid Kit from The...
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“Storm Thorgerson, the long-established Pink Floyd album cover designer, renowned...”
– Gerald Scarfe, The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall
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“Over the months Roger worked on the music and lyrics until the day he phoned and...”
– Gerald Scarfe recalling his first listen to Roger Waters’ demos for The Wall in his book The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall
I’ve felt like this.
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