Bad Press

On a recent trip to the netherlands and belgium, I was struck by the number of items for sale that bore the image of Che Guevara.  There were Che t-shirts and Che bags of various sorts available in all the …

Politicians and the news media have decided that jumping on immigrants is a way to inflame the prejudices of the locals and make them believe that it matters who wins the next presidential election.  The most vile, racist sentiment is …

The american military remains unable to keep its hands—and arms—to itself.  As part of the ongoing occupation of iraq, soldiers slaughter civilians at check points.  Around a third of the troops stationed in iraq condone torture (of others, of course).  …