AltWeeklies Wire
We Are All Mercenariesnew
Blackwater is not the problem, it is a symptom: A symptom of a rush to war on the cheap and without proper planning, and a symptom of our bias toward privatization combined with a failure to establish clear rules for just who these private contractors are accountable to.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Blackwater
Report from YearlyKosnew
It was another conference, another show for your weathered, state-hopping, joke-telling, peak-oiling sometimes-bouncer -- this time, I was in Chicago with comedians from Laughing Liberally to liven up the gathering of liberal bloggers and activists.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
08-15-2007 |
Politics
Campaign 2008: Of Fetuses and Fearmongeringnew
My conclusions: The Republicans are still wrong, the Democrats are still scared, and Rudy Giuliani is still an asshole.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
06-21-2007 |
Commentary
America Has Outgrown its Need for Shock Jocksnew
While Don Imus did grab the nation's attention, it wasn't because he "shocked" us. It was because he was cruel, crude, embarrassing and disgusting -- something anyone can do by taking a dump on a puppy.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
04-25-2007 |
Commentary
On Barack Obama and Blacknessnew
Black voters haven't quite joined Obama for President because, more than anyone else, they know America can't handle a black president.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
03-14-2007 |
Commentary
In Las Vegas, Boston is the Futurenew
Inside the "smart house" at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
01-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
