Was Scalia right or wrong?

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Wednesday July 12, 2006 · 4:06 AM PDT

2006/07/12 · 04:06

As you hopefully heard, the Supreme Court essentially said we have a President not a King, and that international human rights should be protected.

Cheif Justice Roberts had recused himself from the Hamdan vs Rumsfeld case for having already ruled on it before. But should Scalia also have stepped down? Read More

Happy Filipino-American Friendship Day!!!

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Tuesday July 04, 2006 · 5:07 PM PDT

2006/07/04 · 17:07

Happy Filipino-American Friendship Day everyone!

As we all know, Americans choose to celebrate Filipino-American Friendship Day by lighting fireworks (a misguided but well intended tribute to Asian cultures) and waving American flags.

It is important that we take a moment to reflect on the meaning of this day, the meaning of indpendence (as well as forced inter-dependence).

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This Day in History

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Thursday June 29, 2006 · 3:00 AM PDT

2006/06/29 · 03:00

Today is the 37th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion (ok, I'm a day late; I messed up on the one-post-per-24-hours rule. Apologies).

What was Stonewall and why is it important to remember?
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What's the Matter with Socialism, Johnnie

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Wednesday June 28, 2006 · 1:09 AM PDT

2006/06/28 · 01:09

It's been a while since I posted a starkly political poem here at DailyKos.

This one's for all the Lefties out there! Read More

Sherrod Brown on the Ground, OH-Sen

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Tuesday June 27, 2006 · 9:51 AM PDT

2006/06/27 · 09:51

Yesterday I had the good fortune to catch Rep Sherrod Brown speaking outside the Hoover plant in North Canton, OH.

From his website, he was going to be "holding a news conference on Monday to shed light on how products made with sweatshop or prison labor takes jobs away from working Ohioans."

The event showcased a little bit of the good, and a little bit of the bad, of Ohio politics (and I dare say US politics in general).
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Another dry Nixon/Bush comparison

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Wednesday June 14, 2006 · 10:38 PM PDT

2006/06/14 · 22:38

So yesterday Fearless Leader made a surprise visit to Iraq. He had been hunkered down in Camp David to spend a whopping two days mulling over the Iraq debacle. That was the cover story. Apparently only Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Rice knew he was leaving. This was his first visit to Iraq since Nov 2003.

His visit has been called brave, courageous, and a good move. Unfortunately, it's not so optimistic for the soldiers who get back door drafted and sent back for even longer tours.

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ManifestA - young women, feminism, and the future

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Saturday June 03, 2006 · 10:10 PM PDT

2006/06/03 · 22:10

Originally published at Venus Pudica

ManifestA: young women, feminism, and the future

By Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards
Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000
$15.00

I'm a . . . power, postmodern, Girlie, pro-sex, Prada, academic, gender, radical, Marxist, equity, cyber, Chicana, cultural, eco, lesbian, Latina, womanist, animal rights, American Indian, Indian, international, diva, Jewish, Puerto Rican, working-class, Asian-American, philanthropic, bisexual, transsexual, lipstick, punk rock, young, old . . feminist."

What exactly is the current state of feminism? The media keeps proclaiming it dead (an accusation they have made for thirty years now). Second Wavers can't seem to get a lock on the newer trends. Yet Third Wavers see feminism everywhere they look. Something is rotten in the state of women's movement. Read More

Carnival of Socialism

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Sunday May 28, 2006 · 10:09 PM PDT

2006/05/28 · 22:09

Huzzah! The third edition of the Carnival of Socialism is up!

I am hosting this edition in my blog (a great honor). See, every two weeks a different blog hosts the carnival, and features links to articles by other bloggers. It's a great way to promote blog readership and community.

Follow below the fold for a quick description of this edition. Read More

Voices in the Wilderness?

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Sunday May 28, 2006 · 2:32 PM PDT

2006/05/28 · 14:32

A brief look at some of the moments when people have chosen to publicly stand up and (directly) question the administration.
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Bumper Sticker Politics

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Friday May 26, 2006 · 5:07 PM PDT

2006/05/26 · 17:07

I have several bumper stickers on my and as a result am very aware of people seeing them and also very aware of others' stickers. I usually let out an angry chuckle (and sometimes a little curse) when getting cut off by a Jesus Fish bumper. But today I was driving down 77 S and traffic was rather steady. At one point, there were two other people with stickers near me. One was for Strickland for Governor, the other had two old Nader stickers (one read End War - Vote Peace - Nader). IN addition to my Out Of Iraq Now, the Celebrate Diversity, and the Human Rights Campaign sticker, it made quite a selection.
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Feminism is for Everybody

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Wednesday May 24, 2006 · 7:34 PM PDT

2006/05/24 · 19:34

This book review originallu published at www.YPSL.org

Feminism Is For Everybody

By bell hooks
Published by South End Press, 2000
$12.00

In the introduction, bell hooks (who chooses not to capitalize her name) writes that she has trouble explaining what feminism is about to people who have only heard about it third hand, believing feminists to be a lot of angry lesbians. She wanted a little book to be able to hand them and say "this is what feminism is about." That is what {u} Feminism Is For Everybody sets out to be.

Moving beyond stereotypes of crew cut hair and Birkenstocks, hooks defines feminism as "a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression." By that definition, men as well as women have something to gain by feminism. And by defining patriarchy as the problem, not men, she sets the record straight about feminism's aims.
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NSA Sneakers and Robert Redford

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Monday May 15, 2006 · 11:21 PM PDT

2006/05/15 · 23:21

My brother was watching tv today and he happened upon the movie Sneakers, which I admit I have not seen. But a bit of dialogue caught my ear, something pretty interesting. Read More

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