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Most people in this country would like to believe that visceral hatred for one's fellow Americans — including racism — is limited to a small number of radicals on either end of the political spectrum, or maybe to certain areas of the country. The truth is — as some of us are having to confront this week — that it's simply untrue. So-called normal people can go wild-eyed and start spouting shit off the likes of which one would think would be confined to Arkham or parody, while others will holler things like "Kill him!" at political rallies because they feel like they're safe to do so. And, if the behavior of John McCain and Sarah Palin (along with the mainstream media) this week is any indication, they are pretty safe from repercussion. And that's fucking scary. More »
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Wow, Sarah Palin gets Photoshopped into something other than a bikini. Is this progress? • In the past decade there has been a 40% increase of female soldiers training to be officers in the UK Territorial Army, as more and more UK soldiers are being expected to serve in Afghanistan and Iraq. • New research shows that sexual harassment is 10 times more likely to occur at contract-only jobs and 5 times more likely to occur at casual jobs. • An Italian newspaper reports that a 50-year-old Italian woman was woken from her coma long enough to consent to marriage with her longtime partner. • More »
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