July 2011
“I spent four months in prison in Libya. I was beaten every day. For three weeks...”
– Abdul, 23, from Ivory Coast, living in Shousha camp
The war in Libya is not only having an impact on Libyan nationals, but also on the 2.5 million migrants who have come there to work or live or are passing through to reach another destination. Learn more.
(via doctorswithoutborders)
June 2011
Joke Stealing Gets Litigous →
thecomedystore:
The best comedy in Los Angeles will not be heard at The Comedy Store, but rather a federal court as the Wayans brothers face down a former assistant who charges that Keenen, Shawn and Marlon ripped off jokes for their book, “You Know You’re a Golddigger When…” (Edited for space and content from The Hollywood Reporter Article)
“[T]he real news of the press conference, of course, was the economic, financial,...”
– James Fallows, who is the furthest thing in the journalism world from a dick, nails it. And let it please be the last we ever speak of this episode. (via motherjones)
“So when the GOP’s economic policy team sat down to make the strongest case they...”
– Ezra Klein asks the right questions. (via lemkin)
As I noted in a previous post, you can’t negotiate with “no.”
(via politicalprof)
“If you believe, as the corporate crowd apparently does, that this market for...”
– Steven Pearlstein: Why they’re winning on CEO pay - The Washington Post (via quotingthecrisis)
“So, here’s where we are on the debt limit discussions: Democrats have agreed to...”
– Paul Krugman (via pantslessprogressive)
“Senator [Rand] Paul has suggested that only in Washington can people believe...”
– Senator Bernie Sanders
Rand Paul to America’s Hungry Seniors: Let Them Eat Private Charity
(via pantslessprogressive)
