January 2010
88 posts
Howard Zinn: A Radical Treasure →
azspot:
I always wondered why Howard Zinn was considered a radical. (He called himself a radical.) He was an unbelievably decent man who felt obliged to challenge injustice and unfairness wherever he found it. What was so radical about believing that workers should get a fair shake on the job, that corporations have too much power over our lives and much too much influence with the government,...
“Jeromeeee, Jeromeee - Put on that Bobby...
“One of the great mistakes made in discussing patriotism — a very common mistake...”
– Howard Zinn (via azspot) (via dalasverdugo) (via dianlovesit)
“When you assess and evaluate a war, when you assess and evaluate any policy, you...”
– Howard Zinn (via azspot)
Camus' lifelong gratitude toward his old mentors
msodradek:
Fifteen years older than his student, [Jean] Grenier loans him books, discusses Algeria’s political situation with him, introduces him to Communism, reads his writings, showing that no generosity is greater than that of criticism (on the margins he doesn’t hesitate to write: “superfluous”, “nonsense”), gets him a job as a weatherman (also a temporary occupation for Jean-Paul Sartre...
absoluticris:
“How do I know” a poem by Google. How do I know …if he loves me …if she likes me …if I have herpes …if I’m pregnant …if my dog is pregnant …if I have swine flu
“Politics is making a deal, while morality is taking a stand.”
– John Gerring
Five emotions you never knew you had →
koreyalexandra:
macaroononastick:
starsmending:coruscating:yearslater:victoriaisamess:
Some emotional states only have names in particular languages. Here are some examples:
Fiero (Italian): contented pride in achieving something just for oneself.
Amae (Japanese): the sweet feeling of being dependent on someone else.
Naches (Yiddish): the glow of proud pleasure that only a child can give...
Let's Play the Blame Game! →
azspot:
Overall, we have a 31-point swing in the vote to explain: from Barack Obama’s roughly 26-point victory in November 2008, to Martha Coakley’s roughly 5-point loss today.
At a bare minimum, 10 of those points must be assigned to the national environment. Generic ballot polling suggests that the Democrats’ position has worsened by a net of 10 points since November 2008, from winning the...
GOP Rallies Massachusetts Voters: "Our Dream of... →
azspot:
Firing up voters on the eve of the special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat, Republican candidate Scott Brown spoke at a campaign rally today, proclaiming, “With your help, our dream of depriving millions of health care is within reach.”
“Let’s send a message, Massachusetts!” Mr. Brown exhorted the crowd. “Let’s tell people across the country that if they want...
“Let me see if I have this straight. You have to replace one of the most beloved...”
– Jon Stewart (via soupsoup) (via ericmortensen) (via dayofthedreamweavers)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Seu Jorge (6)
Anthony Hamilton (4)
Phoenix (1)
The Rolling Stones (1)
Fleet Foxes (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“The Indians are our brothers, and Christ has given his life for them. Why, then,...”
– Dominican friar Bartolome de Las Casas during the 16th century subjugation of Indians in the Americas
“I want you to say that day that I tried to be right on the war question. I want...”
– Martin Luther King (via azspot)
“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via azspot)
madameaesthete:
The taste of your mouth and the color of your skin,
skin, mouth, fruit of these swift days,
tell me, were they always beside you
through years and journeys and moons and suns
and earth and weeping and rain and joy
or is it only now that
they come from your roots,
only as water brings to the dry earth
burgeonings that it did not know,
or as to the lips of the forgotten jug...
Most Haitians live on less than $2 a day, and 80%...
bebelestrange:
ohyeahfacts:
Which makes what happened yesterday all the more terrible. If you have anything to spare, please help out.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
Le Loup (21)
Lauryn Hill (4)
Damien Rice (3)
The Rolling Stones (3)
Lady Of The Sunshine (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Korea Supreme Court rules virtual currency... →
azspot:
Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that game currencies can be converted back into real money, unless the game is an online gambling game, such as poker or other card games.
Now you can play games for a living!
FINALLY something good from New Jersey - NJ... →
theonlyamaris:
pirata:
woohoo! good job, humans!
whoa!
wawawewahh
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What You Can Do To Fight Human Trafficking →
azspot:
Encourage lawmakers to stop punishing prostitutes and illegal immigrants. Most trafficked people in the US are afraid to speak up or escape because they fear the government – with good cause. They need to have the freedom to escape from bondage, and we need to be there to help restore them – not punish them.
Stop buying/downloading porn. Statistically a majority of the people who read...
“The Liberals were determined to go to war. Since Aureliano at that time had very...”
– 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What a great book, makes me wish I was literate in Spanish so wasn’t reading a translation. Break is almost over for me and it’s sad I can’t find the time to read when the semester is in session. bleh.
Unaccounted Deaths in US Immigration Prisons →