HELIOLITH

Stumbling upon these words, I cannot help but think that they are the same words the whole world is whispering, shouting, screaming at the United States as we continue the pre-emptive strategic decimation of countless people. The refrain is so loud in fact, so universal, that Bush cannot even address our friendly northern neighbour Canada’s Parliament for fear of ridicule and dissent. (via Cfarivar)

*(I would really like to find the poem Hecate quotes in the original Spanish saving my pennies since I can’t find it online at the moment)

So I live on the west coast of the united states, and I have for 10+ years; it’s beatiful here, don’t get me wrong but… I miss the City! Call me crazy but somtimes I long for the summertime humidity, the way our house used to shudder under the crashing of […]

I have found no better record of the least reported news from the ground in Iraq than Dahr Jamail’s Dispatches. From breaking news, to in-depth interviews, and photography found nowhere else, Jamail is a beacon of information in a savage war.
Information and education shall serve as a basis for all action. […]

In researching the ACLU’s position on Proposition 69, I discovered this gem of resistance. In Missouri, attorneys for 16 year old Brad Mathewson are suing the school that has prohibited him from wearing 2 different gay-friendly shirts. One that simply says “FHS gay/straight alliance” and another with a rainbow and […]

Add another shovel-full of dirt to the grave of liberty in the USA. Okay seriously, I’m an undying optimist, but Orwell’s totalitarian dystopia is realizing itself with remarkable speed. Although I recently learned that as much as 45% of the public still rejects the theory of evolution, I can’t stop marvelling at our […]

Thomas L. Friedman wrote a scathing op-ed in the NY Times today, satirically extolling the hypocrisy and selfishness rampant in our country.
I choose to gives thanks today on Thanksgiving. It’s not to remember the brief moment in history when allegedly native americans welcomed pilgrims and feasted with them, only to later be betrayed and […]

“In the eyes of Muslims, American occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq has not led to democracy there, but only more chaos and suffering.” This is an excerpt from the Defence Science Board, an advisory panel to the Pentagon, as reported today by the BBC. You might think this is an overdue observation, and it […]

In some ways, this is an old story: “Newspapers are less popular since the rise of free online news content.” Yet Wired author Adam L. Penenberg’s article today doesn’t seem like a re-hash. By interviewing various representatives of the younger demographic (18-34 year olds) he makes a pretty solid convincing case for the […]

On his blog today, Kevin Sites posts an open letter to the Marine Unit he reported on when one Marine took an unarmed, wounded Iraqi’s life. It’s entitled “To the Devil Dogs of the 3.1″ He painstakingly articulates his efforts to maintain the dead-center unbiased voice of journalism. He laments “…I find […]

This Beatles/Jay-Zee VIDEO mashup will delight you, says Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing. DJ Danger Mouse is amazing. I forgot to download it the other day when I read his post, and apparently that site was promptly taken out of comission, but he wrote today about a new mirror available here. […]