In 1970, archconservative journalist John Steinbacher seethed at what he considered the worst casualty of the Sixties, a decade defined by two Democratic presidencies, expanded federal intervention in what felt like every dimension of daily life and defiant young activists sporting shaggy beards and miniskirts rejecting authority of all kinds. Unable to withstand these seismic shifts, he despaired, the American family was in grave peril.
The post The Democratic Party and the (not-so?) new family values appeared first on OUPblog.
Everybody knows Arizona is crazy, but most of us thought it was only the racists and militia types. It seems that maybe some Ariz. Chicanos have also gotten too much of the sun and sand.
But these vatos are a different kind of crazy. The staff of Bad Subjects seem to think that Internet readers might still be interested in a fairer world, one where words like democracy, civil rights, and people power apply not only to Libya and Egypt, but maybe to the U.S. Southwest.
For over a decade Bad Subjects has been publishing a non-commercial news sources deep in the heart of jingoism. Since you might be as unaware as I was about their irreverant, fact-based, scholarly pieces and coverage, below is a message from the Los Tres editors about the website and briefs about their latest issue; it's worth the navigating. Chingau--they even got Rudy Acuña to join them, along with female and some non-Chicanos writers.
"Bad Subjects is a collective that publishes a magazine--Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life--and provides access to it via a public-access website. In 1998, Bad Subjects founded a small educational nonprofit corporation, also called Bad Subjects, which promotes the progressive use of new media and print publications. Donations to the nonprofit go toward funding printed copies of the magazine Bad Subjects (distributed for free), and other related projects, such as Bad Subjects books. Bad Subjects seeks to revitalize progressive politics in retreat.
"We think too many people on the left have taken their convictions for granted. So we challenge progressive dogma by encouraging readers to think about the political dimension to all aspects of everyday life. We also seek to broaden the audience for leftist and progressive writing, through a commitment to accessibility and contemporary relevance.
0 Comments on Even Arizona Chicanos are locos as of 1/1/1900
