David A. Meyer

It’s difficult to reconcile this beautiful footage with the horrid conditions those who survived the recent earthquake in Haiti have been forced to endure. When was the last time you saw someone bathing in the street?

Shot by Khalid Mohtaseb. More information here.

Should I decide to change my politics and become a conservative now that I’m exactly the middle-aged bourgeois/suburban tool I used to rail against, I can always vote Republican by voting Democratic. The new Democratic Party is an excellent substitute for the old Nixon/Ford Republican Party. They even passed Nixon’s vision of a health care plan. That there’s no Democratic Party left is a shame, but I guess one choice is better than none.

Journalist Matt Tiabbi