Oct 08 2012

Blighted by imperialism

Colonised and coloniser, empire’s poison infects us all

By , Monday 8 October 2012 15.30 EDT   Over the gates of Auschwitz were the words “Work Makes You Free”. Over the gates of the Solovetsky camp in…  [more]

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Oct 07 2012

Poignant riptide

BB King at 87: the last of the great bluesmen

By , Saturday 6 October 2012 17.21 EDT   The fat red sun settles itself against the horizon, throwing a last, honey-sweet light through humid evening and over…  [more]

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Oct 04 2012

Why vote?

   

Why are we doing this when Mississippi is a safe red state?

By Casey Ann Hughes PhD, October 3, 2012   National Reasons Mississippi’s 6 electoral votes are definitely going to Romney, no matter what we do. Therefore,…  [more]

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Oct 04 2012

For Mittfist Bombney and Barracks Obomba

words to the foolish letters to the wise

By Jamie Reid, October 4, 2012   Starting from itch, we went to scratch, then to bite. This is the practice of letters, not words. Still less, sentences. Senseless. The letter…  [more]

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Oct 02 2012

More artfully than Izvestia ever did

New York Times covers Morsi’s U.N. speech but refuses to mention Palestine

By Paul Woodward, September 27, 2012   Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi, gave an historic speech at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. The focus of Morsi’s…  [more]

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Oct 02 2012

What you do have, Mitt…

A Letter to Mitt Romney from Samantha…

By Samantha K.,   Dear Governor Romney, I’ll be honest with you – you never had a chance of getting my vote. Not because I am a victim who is dependent upon the…  [more]

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Oct 01 2012

Stoptober is a stupid word

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  • October 1, 2012

Quitting smoking is a battle fought out in the desert spaces of our imagination

By , Friday 28 September 2012 14.30 EDT   We are no longer on speaking terms, however much I wish it were otherwise. But…  [more]

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