Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled May 16, 2024It's basically impossible to parody the modern right. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled May 16, 2024The Existence of Trains Debate #PoliCartoon #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
- Untitled May 15, 2024Two of the most common complaints I get about my cartoons: 1) You left something out! 2) You use way too many words.
- Untitled May 15, 2024The Six Kinds of Republican #PoliCartoon
- Untitled May 15, 2024I think part of what's going on is that some people always like an excuse to be mean yet think of themselves as virtuous. (Happens on all sides, btw.) But another reason - particularly wrt Gaza - is that we feel helpless. We're stuck in "this is so horrible, I must do SOMETHING! But what?" […]
- Untitled May 15, 2024Regarding the new Hillel survey of Jewish college students, I can't find anything about their sampling methodology. But in Hillel's sample, Jews are 50% moderate or conservative. That would make Jewish undergrads far to the right of US Jews in general.
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Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc
H1N1
Okay, there’s no need to panic, but the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico may well be cause for concern. But hopefully not too much of one: So swine flu has come out of nowhere. It has unfortunately killed some people, and … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, In the news, Latin America
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Highly Skilled US Immigrants are Emigrating: What's the deal?
I think it’s fair to say that immigrants have long been positive contributors to the US economy. In recent years, highly skilled immigrants have filled high demand jobs in science, technology, and health care related fields. Many of these immigrants … Continue reading
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Gillibrand prepares a major flip-flop on immigration
Earlier, I was complaining that New York’s new Senator-select, Kristin Gillibrand, has a right-wing track record on immigration issues. Now that she’s serving the entire state, however, she’s learned the error of her ways with impressive rapidity: And so often … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc
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NY Gov Selects Kirsten Gillibrand For Senate, Throwing Latin@s, Queers, and Progressives Under The Bus
So Clinton’s replacement in the Senate will be Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a conservative Democrat who has often voted with Republicans on immigration issues and LGBT issues. From Wayne Barrett in The Village Voice: Gillibrand has described her own voting record … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues
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Cry the Beloved Country, Again…
Ridwan, a South African blogger, blogs on the recent violence against immigrants in his country:
I know all the rationalizations for why gangs of South Africans are attacking migrants of the streets of our country. I know the deplorable conditions that are hardly hidden by the delusional capitalist flash of the ‘new’ era.
But I am not […] Continue reading
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