I wish I had time to make a post of each of these links, but alas… So here they are. Sorry if this post seems a bit abrupt; it’s not because I think the topics under discussion aren’t important.
- Excellent article in the Columbia Journalism Review about how badly news media covers class issues, and in particular, poor people.
- Daddy, Poppa and Me defends a webpage on “Nazi Anti-Jewish Speech vs. Religioius Right Anti-Gay Speech.” My favorite bit:
But if the Nazis have become such a caricature of evil that nothing they did or said can ever be compared to anything anyone else does or says now or in the future, then the phrase
“Never again!”
becomes a useless and trite historical cliche having no force or power to stop hate before it becomes something violent. Do I believe that the FRC has the possibility to become a ‘regime’ that would slaughter my ‘kind’? No, I would be the last to make such a prediction.
Do I believe the rhetoric of hate and demonization that the FRC uses has the possibility to increase violence and legislative attacks against my family? Yes, most defininitely.
- An article about “honour killings” in Istanbul, the practice of murdering girls and women for having sex, for being suspected of having sex, or even for being raped. The good news is, there is something of a backlash against the practice.
- In “Ideas which look sensible but aren’t,” Daniel Davies explains why it’s not a good idea to lend aid money only to countries with decent human rights records.
- Jon Stewart’s commencement address at William & Mary College.
- The Fifty Minute Hour has a sickening post about how rape-shield laws are not being enforced in one California case.
UPDATEAnd Pinko Feminist Hellcat has another post on this case, aptly titled “Just when you think the OC rape defense couldn’t get any worse…”
- Death and Disease in Iraq. At least for now, war has made things even worse.
- Kuwaiti women react with caution to move on political rights.
- A useful Women’s Enews article describes and contrasts the Kerry and Bush health plans.
- In Pakistan, Those Who Cry Rape Face Jail.
Up to 80 percent of the 2,000 women now in Pakistani jails are facing charges related to the Hudood Ordinances, according to Rizvi. Many of the cases involve women being charged with adultery after they have allegedly been raped. Another case involves a woman seeking a divorce who has then been accused of adultery. While few are ever tried and convicted, the stigma and the ordeal can color the rest of their lives.
“These laws promote injustice and are un-Islamic, denying women the rights given to them in the Koran, and discriminating against the weakest sections of society; women and minorities,” Rizvi says. “It is a flawed legislation that can’t be fixed. Its drafting is flawed. Its motive is flawed.” […]
Under the Hudood, punishment of a man for rape must be preceded by his own confession or the testimony of four males of upstanding character who witnessed the act of penetration. Women and non-Muslim witnesses are considered worthless.
- A good article by rape researcher Mary Koss discusses what existing research has shown us, and suggests directions for future research.
The “Death and Disease in Iraq” link is broken. I tried looking at the antiwar site and the closest I could find was an article from the LA Times about Iraqi doctors being abducted and deciding to flee the country. Was that the one you meant?
I’ve been looking for articles on the death toll in Iraq due to the war–everyone knows about the 10,000 civilians (or somewhat less, depending on who you read) killed by bombs and bullets, but based on the first war, I’d expect a much larger death toll from the fact that civilian infrastructure was hit. In 2003 the infrastructure was hit by the shadowy groups trying to make Iraq ungovernable due to the increase in civilian misery. In 1991 it was hit by the US trying to make Iraq ungovernable due to the increase in civilian misery. Same intentions, different actors. In both cases I’d expect the impact on human health to be similar, and back in 1991 tens of thousands and possibly 100,000 died. (With more to follow).
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hi how do i get ahold of julian edney? my machine will not let me record a password so could not use the email window that came up.
that essay is one of the best pieces of analysis i have read/seen for decades! i came across it while checking on ohio recount! as a former philosphy major i appreciated his inculsion of smart folks from the past now being among the one’s who are discounted – elder/ disabled =
poor/economically challlenged(euphemism) i really am understanding what he wrote about not just in head ie choosing between healthy food and not so because of my ltd finanaces, having to wear 2nd hand shoes – good shoes today are well beyond my means being educated and disinfranchized/ ignored (because of social darwinism?) is really a paradox enigma bad scene! anyone else out there agree? i feel so alone in this if i did not have a strong spiritual base i would really be blue yours for freedom democracy honestly and that incredible list of values on his webpage
joyce rsvp
The Fifty Minute Hour has a sickening post about how rape-shield laws are not being enforced in one California case.
UPDATEAnd Pinko Feminist Hellcat has another post on this case, aptly titled “Just when you think the OC rape defense couldn’t get any worse…”
For anyone who doesn’t know, Greg Haidl pretty much got off scot-free from this case, but is now in prison as his bail has been revoked before trial for another rape.
The most recent of several articles in the Orange County Weekly on him.
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