Dear Mr. Brown,
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Sometimes, you just have to laugh.
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I considered devoting the column this week to the sexism that goes along with Valentine's Day, as it it is a clear example of some of the larger patriarchal themes in our society, such as the idea that women's bodies are easily purchased by trinkets, the idea that women are turne …
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Breast bruised, brains battered, Skin scarred, soul shattered Can't scream-neighbors stare, Cry for help, no one's there Stanza from a poem by Nenna Nehru, a battered Indian Woman
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As expected, the warm and happy fuzzies I had last week have run their course and have now turned back into cynical and sarcastic pointy spikes.
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Bi-Partisanship is for suckers, apparently.
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The return of "This Week in Patriarchy" starts off on a hopeful note, with a new year and a new presidential administration at the head of the country that is actually concerned about women's issues.
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My name is Chello. I live in Maryland. I have a wife and three children. I always take my children with me to vote. For one, the youngest likes the stickers. Secondly, I want them to learn about and be active in the process. I'm not voting for Obama.
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I'm sitting here watching the Chris Mathews show and he had on a Congresswoman from Minnesota by the name of Michele Bachmann. Representative Bachmann spewed the kind of McCarthyism I haven't seen since I was a kid (yes I'm that old).
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Just reported on CNN Headline News: The Supreme Court decides not to give Troy Anthony Davis's appeal a full hearing. This essentially terminates the stay of execution granted on Sept 23, putting his life back in the hands of Georgia.
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In case you missed it, our media, who is way cooler and savvier then the cool kids you knew in high school and therefore never falls for those tired and true ploys like unlimited rumors and speculation opportunities that politicians may throw at them, has been all over a Very Imp …
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Avast ye, me buccaneers n' wenches! Tis the 19th morn o' September in the good year o' our lord two thousan' n' eight, and all ye birthed with an inner buccaneer or wench knows what that be meanin' on the high seas! Aye me mateys, it be time to hoist th' colors, dow …
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An agreement has been reached between the staff, myself, and several other involved parties, concerning the ongoing harassment that has occurred on Newsvine.
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The first indication that something was amiss for the final march on the RNC on Thursday was a major one. The police believed the permit for the protest ended at 5pm. The protest organizers were fairly sure they had been told 7pm.
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The five motorcycle cops speeding down St Peter Street got the attention of everyone dining at the Great Waters restaurant.
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One nice thing about having a major convention in your city is that you are never at a loss for things to do.
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Today I arrived at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul a little past noon, expecting to find a nice little shady area to set up shop and photograph the protesters as they walked by. One problem. I was on the wrong side of the Xcel Energy Center.
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Lawyer and advocacy groups gathered in front of the Hennepin County Government Center this afternoon to request temporary restraining orders against police before the Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday.
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We are not to interview any of the protesters.
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As of 9:30 CST time tonight, text messages and reports are flooding Twin Cities Indymedia regarding a raid on the convergence center for protesters of the RNC, located at 627 Smith Avenue South in St Paul.
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Like many people in America tonight, I am staying in.
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Allow me to preface this article by saying that I recognize that staff would probably prefer I not write this article. I know from Calvin's post that this might be viewed by some as counter-productive. That's not my intent, but I have an action left undone.
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This is not an intervention, it's a cry for help.
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I've noticed that there's been a surprising lack of interest in the explosion at the Army Recruitment Center in Times Square on Thursday.
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I've come across Obama supporters who clearly don't get Barack's message of change, who don't get that the core of the movement isn't all about policy. It is as much if not more so about a change of character. Not just the character of our president, but the character of America.
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