Black History Month In One Frame
Posted on February 21, 2014 in Political Cartoons
It’s like, come on guys. You get 28 consecutive days out of the year dedicated to you all. Sometimes even 29. That’s 28 more than you had before.
Rand Paul On The Need For A New Republican Party
Posted on February 21, 2014 in Articles
The Article: Rand Paul: We need ‘a new Republican Party’ — not small changes by Aaron Blake in The Washington Post.
The Text: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says in a new interview that the Republican Party needs an overhaul rather than minor changes.
“I think Republicans will not win again in my lifetime, for the presidency, unless they become a new GOP, a new Republican Party,” Paul said on Glenn Beck’s show. “And it has to be a transformation — not just a little tweaking at the edges.”
The tea party favorite said it’s much more productive for people like him to refashion the GOP than to go the third-party route like his father, former congressman Ron Paul (Tex.), did early in his career. (Paul was the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 but later returned to the GOP and ran for that party’s nomination twice.)
The Venezuelan Protests In Photos
Posted on February 20, 2014 in Images
Source:Slate
Following the death of ever-contentious political figure Hugo Chávez in April 2013, President Nicolas Maduro has held the reins of Venezuela’s future. And from the looks of it, Maduro doesn’t hold much stock in what that might bring. Since taking office, Venezuela has seen a huge surge in currency devaluation, inflation and budgetary deficits, to the point where China recently reneged on it’s $20 billion loan, and both Moody’s and Standard and Poor reduced Venezuela’s bond rating to “junk” status.
Add to that the perennial concerns over the Venezuelan government’s iron clad grip on media outlets and general…distaste…for open, unbridled dissent, and you’ve got yourself one helluva storm brewing. Presently, the anti-Maduro opposition is being led by Leopoldo López, who has been charged with–get this–murder and terrorism after riot police opened fire on an anti-government demonstration in Caracas. While López was arrested on Tuesday, he had harsh words for Maduro and co (who are presently concerned with pinning the blame on “fascist” US allies and the “parasitic bourgeoisie”, not themselves). Said López, “The change we want is in every one of us. Let us not surrender. I will not!”
It remains to be seen what will become of Maduro, López and Venezuela, but the scenes below depict a Venezuela not unlike that of the 1989 Caracazo riots. You know, the ones that led to regime change and the rise of Hugo Chávez himself.
Source: Buzzfeed
A woman recovering from being sprayed with tear gas. Source: Buzzfeed
Hate Speech, Christians, And False Oppression
Posted on February 20, 2014 in Videos
When a minority disagrees with the hateful swill of a political or cultural majority, it’s not hate speech. It’s not a threat. It’s not persecution. It’s just a disagreement.
The New Face Of “Job Benefits”
Posted on February 20, 2014 in Political Cartoons
Chump change wages can only get you so far: when minimum wage workers seek Medicaid or food stamps, US taxpayers are effectively subsidizing private employers like Walmart and McDonalds.
