Archive for March, 2007
links for 2007-03-27
Who’s Afraid of Naughty Words? The Idiocy of NSFW [AlterNet]
Even though the internet tag NSFW (Not Safe for Work) is assumed to have something to do with sex, it is more about class, politics, and how much money you make.
A $210 Million Tip? Nice Work If You Can Get It [AlterNet]
Home Depot salesclerks get about [...]
links for 2007-03-22
Unhinged Republicans Can’t Even Get Their Insults Straight [AlterNet]
Republicans ran Congress like a basement cockfighting ring for years, and now they are freaking out at the civility that the Democratic majority is extending them.
‘Born-Again Virginity’ in the Age of Girls Gone Wild [AlterNet]
Born-again virginity has been debunked by research, but serious proponents of it — [...]
links for 2007-03-17
From Sex Workers to Restaurant Workers, the Global Slave Trade Is Growing [AlterNet]
A thriving commerce in human beings is taking place behind the facade of most major cities and towns in the U.S. and worldwide. Activists are pushing back, but they need reinforcements.
The Richest Year in History [AlterNet]
According to Forbes, this is the richest year [...]
links for 2007-03-14
Challenging the Workplace Dictatorship [AlterNet]
George Orwell’s “1984″ is already here and it’s called the American workplace, but finally there’s a law in the works that might make jobs livable.
Gimme “Indie” Rock [Village Voice]
Another payola settlement promises us better, braver radio. Let’s not get too excited just yet.
Hot Hot Heat [Village Voice]
A graphical dissertation on the [...]
links for 2007-03-11
Hey, Under-30s Crowd, Have You Overdosed on Narcissism? [AlterNet]
A new study points to disturbing data about Generation Y’s supposed lack of empathy, aggressive behavior and inability to form relationships.
NYT’s Tom Friedman and the Pundits Will Blame Us for Iraq [AlterNet]
As the political class and the media establishment wake up to the nightmare in Iraq they [...]
links for 2007-03-06
Is Hip-Hop Really Dead? [AlterNet]
The Hip Hop industry is marketing “black” music to the white mainstream.
Hollywood Keeps Dissing Documentaries at the Oscars [AlterNet]
Self-satisfied movie moguls keep dissing documentaries at the Oscar ceremonies, doing a great disservice to our political culture and democracy.
Progress, Of a Sort [Newsweek]
A hateful column in AsianWeek should never have been printed. [...]
links for 2007-03-02
Why Can’t We Talk about Peace in Public? [AlterNet]
Our national love affair with high-tech weaponry is an inevitable consequence of having a military industrial complex that underwrites our economic structure.
Why Working Women Are Stuck in the 1950s [AlterNet]
Though most mothers are in the workforce, Americans remain trapped in a time warp, convinced that women should [...]
