After coup in Central African Republic, gangs of militia ride around amidst looters and mayhem in their capital, from Reuters. Ousted leader Bozize came to power himself in a coup he led in 2003.
Women against gang rape get blamed for same crimes against them by fundamentalists, again, in Egypt: comment section is extensive, nytimes
A Brief History of Marriage In America, c. 2004 by Tom Tomorrow
The capture of deposits on Cypriot banks agreed on this morning - instead of a bailout - both sets a precedent and gets the free-market capitalists + bondholders to say fearful things about their entitlements... reuters again
The guardian offers a visual for chronicling the use of drone attacks in Pakistan for the past eight years that gives a breakdown of known casualties comparing, targets, civilians, children and others.
A few straightforward reasons why the federal budget is not like your household budget and vice versa, again and also from the guardian
After a week in the media of hammering those who took us to war in Iraq, a trip down recent-memory lane reveals there actually were many overt anti-war activists
Bernie Sanders pegs the truth-o-meter at Politifact when he says Wal-Mart heirs own more than the bottom 40% of US pop. They didn't build that. They inherited it.
Sen Sanders also goes off on the stupidity of the Chained CPI notions that Republicans and many Dems would like to implement in future budgets, 26 min youtube
There's a recent book on La Malinche who the Spaniards taking Mexico called doña Marína, a woman received by Cortes and Co. very early on. She would be a primary translator during the conquest and also bore a son to Cortes.
March 25 is also the 102nd anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire in New York. Called the largest industrial accident in US history where 146 people died, it is amply documented here where a nice page has been put up by Cornell University.
And for goodness' sake, if you're into equal rights for gays, go give Dan Choi some love. He needs it this week. LT Dan Choi is the poster boy for gays in the military. He just really wants to be in the army. If you don't know, Dan was a Lieutenant in the Army and went on the Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009 to come out on national television while the USMIL was still following the 'don't ask don't tell' policy. By July 2010 they officially threw him out. In March and April of that year he and a number of others in the service at that time handcuffed themselves to the fence at the White House to bring attention to the issue. In May 2010 Dan went on a seven day fast to bring attention to the same policy. In December 2010, President Obama signed the bill repealing the policy.
On March 28, 2013 there will be a rally for him in DC since the US DOJ still wants to throw him in jail for 'failure to obey'.
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