Month: August 2010

Ali Abunimah’s op-ed in the New York Times compares Sinn Fein and the IRA to Hamas and wonders why we treat the groups differently. There are a lot of reasons for that. But Abunimah is probably correct that we ought to...

I don’t think black radio host Joe Madison was correct when he told Glenn Beck that Martin Luther King Jr. was a proponent of liberation theology. It’s my understanding that liberation theology is a Catholic affair....

This awesome post by Steve Benen is a good starting point for rebutting this piece of shit Wall Street Journal op-ed by James Taranto. Taranto tries to explain why, in his eyes, liberal elites find Americans (meaning Tea...

Assaf, an Israeli-American, writing at Daily Kos provided an interesting account of the intent of some Israeli actors to boycott newly built theaters located in West Bank settlements (see the BIG UPDATE), The downside is evident...

The BIG Picture? The real one? I got it. Right here. Booman’s latest post? The Insanity Continues The Republicans of Louisiana just nominated David Vitter to be their U.S. Senator for another six years. He got 88% of the...