Billionaires for Wealthcare toasted the rightwing demonstrators that gathered in DC this past weekend to protest healthcare reform, legislation to stave off climate change, and all attempts to provide a safety net for working families and folks of color. They describe themselves as “a grassroots network of health insurance CEOs, industry lobbyists, talk-show hosts, and [...]
I am not happy with my last post. I don’t really understand Buckley and his ilk, or his detractors, and I think I resorted to general abstractions to dismiss — “fascist” — rather than play with who he was and what he contributed to the neocon movement. I conflated neocons with neoliberals without explaining why. [...]
The NY Times today pays way too much respect for a man that does the world a whole lot of good dead than alive. William F. Buckley Jr., who marshaled polysyllabic exuberance and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse, died at 82. Breathes the first sentence of [...]
Yvonne Yen Liu is a nerd for the racial justice movement. She lives in Oakland, California. You can write to her at yvonnegrapher at gmail dot com.
Yvonne Yen Liu is a nerd for the racial justice movement. She lives in Oakland, California. You can write to her at yvonnegrapher at gmail dot com.