[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Democratic Senators Lie. There. I’ve Said it. [Firedoglake - Jon Walker] [Walker says that because the Dems won't vote to change the filibuster rules, they don't really support the stuff that they say they do. I [...]
On Polanski and Other Gods and Monsters – "But whatever comes next, I’m going to remember this Polanski episode as a crucible for my feeble romanticism about what artists do. I think I’ve forgotten that my love of a work involves leaps of faith for me, but not necessarily for its creator. Because you know [...]
Amazon's very bad day – A great deal of racism, homophobia, etc., happens not because anyone particularly wants to be racist or homophobic, but because the ground has been tilted that way by arrangements made long ago and if you're not constantly on the lookout it's easiest to roll downhill. [...] UPDATE: Soft Skull publisher [...]
Homelessness Up Around Country – Well, after the first part of conservative philosophy—starving the beast and letting the free market rule—was put into action, it's time to check in with the second part of that philosophy and see how it's going for people. The economy should be strong (oopsy!) and anyone falling off the edge [...]
Soaking in Normalcy Fetishism, or: The Unmiseducation of a Fatasspie – Autism, Asperger's, fat phobia, and other forms of oppression.(tags: none) Marriage Equality in Vermont – The state legislature of Vermont has overridden Gov. Jim Douglas's veto of the same-sex marriage law.(tags: none) The Narrative – The man was a murderer. An admitted abuser, of [...]