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Rewarding Bitchiness
Rewarding Bitchiness
by Saab Lofton
"If white men in my day did badly by Negroes, white women did worse."
--page 88 of Roxanna Slade, by Reynolds Price
Ralph Ginzburg's book, 100 Years of Lynchings, compiles hundreds of horrendous newspaper articles, but this particular atrocity stands out ...
BIRMINGHAM VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
April 1st, 1916
BUMPS INTO GIRL; IS LYNCHED
Oh, Bomb a Country, Part II
Oh, Bomb a Country, Part II
by Saab Lofton
"The Senate approved $91 billion in funding for the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan yesterday [May 21st, 2009] ... The no-strings-attached legislation comes as a deep disappointment to progressive members of Congress, as well as to anti-war voters, many of whom hoped the Obama administration would mark a significant break with Bush-style war funding."
--Maya Schenwar, truthout.org, May 22nd, 2009
Well, it's official: I hate Obama ...
Michael Ware on supporting the troops
June 05, 2009 CNN
Mancow admits Waterboarding is torture!
A conservative radio host Mancow Interviewed by Keith Olbermann.
Ohio Christian school tells student to skip prom
Fri May 8, 12:05 pm ET
FINDLAY, Ohio – A student at a fundamentalist Baptist school that forbids dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing will be suspended if he takes his girlfriend to her public high school prom, his principal said.
Despite the warning, 17-year-old Tyler Frost, who has never been to a dance before, said he plans to attend Findlay High School's prom Saturday.
Frost, a senior at Heritage Christian School in northwest Ohio, agreed to the school's rules when he signed a statement of cooperation at the beginning of the year, principal Tim England said.
Mia's health deteriorates - Sir Richard Branson Takes on Fasting
Mia Farrow in DarfurOn Day 12 of her hunger strike, Mia Farrow's health has severly deteriorated. Her doctor has asked her to stop fasting immediately. Sir Richard Branson was asked by Mia to take over this coming Monday after Mother's Day, but he has now asked her to stop.
"I'm honoured to be taking over the fast for the next three days from Mia Farrow in her courageous stance to support the people of Darfur."
Sir Branson has already begun his three-day water-only fast to continue to ask world leaders to take immediate action and demand that international aid is restored.
Democracy Now Headlines - 4/16/09 - Obama and Torture Memos
Democracy Now Headlines 4/16/09
Pacifica Documentary - Democracy Now! - April 15th 2009
* Report: Under CIA Pressure, Obama to Withhold Parts of Torture Memos * Gitmo Prisoner: Torture Has Worsened Under Obama * Survey: More Pay Rises than Cuts for US CEOs * DHS Links Right-Wing Extremism to Recession * Iran Begins Secret Trial for Jailed Iranian American Journalist * Haiti Appeals for International Aid * Bolivian Lawmakers Approve Electoral Reform * Germany Bans Monsanto Crop * Study: Worst of Global Warming Can Be Avoided * Tax Resisters to Hold Day of Protest
