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
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
