Living Liberally by Justin Krebs

Correcting Subtle Racism Requires Keen Eye, Creative Solutions

July 1, 2009 by Living Liberally

Last Month Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor caught the brunt of conservative criticism for certain comments made regarding race and how it factors into a judge’s decision-making. Sotomayor said, “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."    Read more

Do No HAARM

June 23, 2009 by Living Liberally

by Justin Krebs

"What are they thinking?"

I find myself asking that all too often when conservative commentators tell us why we can't / shouldn't / won't -- whether it's over healthcare reform, energy reform, economic reform...you know any old reform. Their arguments are almost unbelievable...and yet, there they are, talk show after talk show, repeating the same talking points.

Then I ask a second question: "How do they all say the SAME absurd things?"    Read more

The Best Fundraiser Pettiness Can Buy

May 20, 2009 by Living Liberally

Who knew that Al Franken wasn't the Minnesota Senate candidate who'd get the biggest laughs?

Before Al was the perpetual-nearly-seated-Senator, he was most famous for Saturday Night Live and "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot." So we expected his campaign would be, well, funny.

Turns out Al ran a serious, focused campaign that upset an incumbent and will have placed him in the US Senate, once the shenanigans pass.

Not so funny.    Read more

Peak-Oil Prophet James Howard Kunstler on Food, Fuel and Why He Became an Almost Vegan

May 12, 2009 by Living Liberally

Painting by James Howard Kunstler

Eating Liberally Food for Thought by Kerry Trueman
Originally published on AlterNet.

I grew up in Woodland Hills, Calif., a nominally pastoral, petrocentric Los Angeles suburb, so peak oil prognosticator James Howard Kunstler's dim view of our car-crazed culture really resonates with me.    Read more