Category Archives: Class, poverty, labor, & related issues

Quote: "The Poor Suffer The Most"

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Ampersand

From John Scalzi: “The Poor Suffer the Most” Used, for example, in this news header today in a story about food shortages: “As a brutal convergence of events hits an unprepared global market, and grain prices go sky high, the … Continue reading →

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World Wide Food Price Crisis

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Rachel S.

A few weeks ago I walked into my local supermarket to see that a 10 oz. bar of cheese was “on sale” for $5.39. I did a double take–maybe they meant two bars of cheese for $5.39. Generally, the sale … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Environmental issues, International issues | 28 Comments

The Feeble Strength of One

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Maia

The Union express, the paper of the National Distribution Union, is one of the better union newspapers in New Zealand. But there was an appalling article about climate change in their latest issue (not available on-line but it’s February-April 2008 … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Environmental issues | 15 Comments

Steve Gerber, creator of "Howard the Duck," 1947-2008

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Ampersand

Comic book and animation writer Steve Gerber — most famous for creating “Howard the Duck” — died yesterday at the age of 60. I loved “Howard the Duck” when I was a kid (I’m talking about the comic book Howard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 8 Comments

Now You've Come to the Hardest Time

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Maia

I’ve loved Joss Whedon for going on ten years now. Sometimes my fangirl moments can be fickle and short lived, but my love for Joss Whedon has remained constant. It’s helped that every so often Joss will surprise me by … Continue reading →

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How Martin Luther King, Jr. Wished To Be Remembered

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Ampersand

From an article about MLK Jr in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “If any of you are around when I have to meet my day,” King told the congregation of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church on February 4, 1968, two months … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Race, racism and related issues | 4 Comments

You can only say 'Yes' if you can say 'No'

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Maia

There’s been a brilliant discussion about Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti’s Call for Submissions for ‘Yes means Yes’.Firefly, BlackAmazon, Sylvia, Tekanji, Chris Clarke, Sudy, Magniloquence, and Theriomorph are just some of the people who have written about the original Call … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc, Prisoner rape, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 11 Comments

There's aught we hold in common with the greedy parasite

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Maia

I would have expected to have written more about the writers’ strike, because it involves two of my favourite things: industrial action and Joss Whedon. The Writers Guild of America have been on strike for over two months now, and … Continue reading →

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"Did I Steal My Daughter?" Interesting Article On Transnational Adoption

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Ampersand

Great article in Mother Jones by Elizabeth Larson, whose daughter was adopted from Guatemala. For those of you who don’t know, there’s been a lot of pushback against the “saving children from the benighted countries they were born in” narrative, … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Colonialism, Families structures, divorce, etc, International issues, Race, racism and related issues | 1 Comment

Ha Ha

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Maia

I don’t imagine most readers of Alas follow Australian politics particularly closely – neither do I. The main political issues I’ve followed have been union issues, racism against immigrants and indigenous issues, particularly the invasion of the Northern Territories. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Colonialism, Elections and politics, International issues | 3 Comments