"Meet the Dominionists -- biblical literalists who believe God has called them to take over the U.S. government. As the far-right wing of the evangelical movement, Dominionists are pressing an agenda that makes Newt Gingrich's Contract With America look like the Communist Manifesto. They want to rewrite schoolbooks to reflect a Christian version of American history, pack the nation's courts with judges who follow Old Testament law, post the Ten Commandments in every courthouse and make it a felony for gay men to have sex and women to have abortions . . . . Their ultimate goal is to plant the seeds of a 'faith-based' government that will endure far longer than Bush's presidency -- all the way until Jesus comes back."

"The Crusaders" by Bob Moser at Rolling Stone's website.

(Add Domino's Pizza and Amway to the shit-list--along with Coke, Starbuck's, and Wal-Mart . . . .)

Poem(s) of the Day Dept.:

Two gacelas (spelling?) by Federico García Lorca, translated from the Spanish by Michelle Cliff, at American Poetry Review's website.

"Getting by in a Game without Winners" by Stuart Blackman at The Scientist (registration required).

"Arab world lost in translation" at Aljazeera.