Author Archives: Jack Stephens

Palin’s Preacher Problem

Michelle Goldberg blogs (with video):
In 2005, the Kenyan preacher Thomas Muthee stood on the stage of Alaska’s Wasilla Assembly of God and called on Christians to take over the world’s economic system. “The Bible says that the wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous. It’s high time that we have top Christian businessmen, businesswomen, […] Continue reading

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Don't Mess With Rep. Kaptur!

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The Wall Street Crisis and Das Kapital

Bhupinder blogs:
It was Marx who had analyzed the phenomenon of capitalism when it was still nascent- foretelling its demise not so much because it was his wish, but pointing out that that the system is inherently unstable and full of contradictions. The Marxist conception of the State as an expression of class power is again […] Continue reading

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John McCain Got BarrackRoll'd!!

If only a great team of hackers worked with Obama.

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What Pisses Me Off About Media Coverage For Disabled People

The Divine Ms. Jimmi blogs:
Things like the special Olympics, Variety Club events, The Cure-A-Crip Telethon or some other fluffy piece about someone trying to overcome their disability (has it worked, are ya not disabled anymore?) gets big press. When people with disabilities take to the streets and say that the system is broken, we don;t […] Continue reading

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Miss Navajo: Reconceptualizing Native American Beauty

Renee blogs:
Yolanda Charley, recently won the title of Miss. Navajo Nation.  I am normally against beauty contests, as I see them as nothing more than the performance of femininity for the male gaze.  The Miss Navajo Nation is like no other pageant I have ever come across.

What I love about this contest is that it […] Continue reading

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64th Carnival of Feminists

The 64th Carnival of Feminists is up:
Come one, come all, to the 64th Carnival of Feminists!  I’m your host, Earlgreyrooibos, and I’m thrilled to be presenting this cross-section of the feminist blogosphere to you!  Happy reading! Continue reading

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The Native Media and American Politics

The Angry Indian blogs on Native American news outlets:
We were never meant to be a part of the colonial system and I find it embarrassing that those who are chosen to represent us do not have the courage to speak about this in real, coherent and tangible terms. Instead, we talk of what it like […] Continue reading

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The Voting Bloc: Obama and Change

Miss Kristia, of Doorknockers, blogs:
The most difficult contradiction to face is that even if Obama makes 1.5-2 things better for some people of color in America, we know that he is nothing but a flyer, better-dressed, younger face to the New World Order AKA the same ol’ American Empire that has been running shit for […] Continue reading

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The Fire and the Word: The Most Complete History of the Zapatista Movement

Kristin Bricker blogs:
Mexican journalist Gloria Muñoz Ramírez says that in 1997 she left her work, her family, and her friends to live in Zapatista communities. Her book The Fire and the Word: A History of the Zapatista Movement is the result of seven years of research, interviews, and—most importantly—listening in Zapatista territory.
Originally published in Spanish […] Continue reading

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