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Yearly Archives: 2010
VERSE / Eric Gordon : The One-Leaflet Theory of Revolution
Graphic from Ben Cumming / Flickr. The One-Leaflet Theory of RevolutionO God, O Muse, O Creative Spirit,O shades of Revolution from generations gone,I chasten my heart and bend my knee to implore you,Send down,to one so tired of working and … Continue reading
Danny Schechter : The ‘Fraudclosure’ Backstory
Illustration by Matt Mahurin / The Washington Independent.U.S. workers in need of rescue:Report from the epicenter of ‘fraudclosures’ It’s dark as a dungeon way down in the mine… By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2010 WEST … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate Corruption, Danny Schechter, Economic Crisis, Finance
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Ansel Herz : Cholera Spreads in Haiti
Above, MINUSTAH soldier points his gun at former Austin activist/independent journalist Ansel Herz in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 15, 2010, at a demonstration against the renewal of MINUSTAH, the UN peackeeping mission. Photo from Gaentantguevara / Flickr. For more about … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansel Herz, Caribbean, Contagious Disease, Earthquake, Haiti, Medicine, Natural Disasters, Poverty, United Nations
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Lamar W. Hankins : Obama Not Legally Bound to Appeal DADT Ruling
A member of the military who was fired because of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, at a press conference on Capitol Hill May 3, 2010. Photo from Newscom.There is no legal reason to appealruling on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Clearly, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitutional Law, DADT, Federal Courts, Gay Rights, Homophobia, Justice Department, Lamar W. Hankins, LGBT, Obama Administration, U.S. Military
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David Holmes Morris : Violent Repression in the Dominican Republic
Policemen stand guard in Capotillo, the Dominican Republic. Photo from Reuters.Dominican National Police:A tradition of violent repression By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / October 21, 2010 Despite national and international outcry, the Dominican National Police is continuing … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, David Holmes Morris, Dominican Republic, Police Repression, Student Activism
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Harry Targ : History is Complicated
Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Image from Last.fm.What progressives need to know:History is complicated Though it’s darkest before the dawnThese thoughts keep us moving on… By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 I became a radical … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Arlo Guthrie, Harry Targ, New Left, Pete Seeger, Progressive Movement
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Kate Braun : Samhain Begins ‘The Time that Is no Time’
Samhain is the Third Harvest And over the ashes the stories are told, of witches and werewolves and Rock Island gold… By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Sunday, October 31, 2010 is Samhain (Halloween, Third … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Ceremony, Halloween, Kate Braun, Ritual, Samhain
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Paul Beckett : Mahmoud Abbas and the Ubiquitous Pen
Does Hillary Clinton carry with her an elegant Montblanc pen?Mahmoud Abbas:‘Is This A Pen I See Before Me?’ What a minefield Abbas must now traverse… How can he be the one now to legitimize more than 40 years of oppression … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary Clinton, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Palestine, Paul Beckett
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Ted McLaughlin : Americans Believe Afghan War Is ‘Lost Cause’
U.S. marine at a military camp in Fallujah. Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP.Public opinion strong against war:Afghan nation-building is ‘lost cause’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Right after the 9/11 tragedy there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Imperialism, Public Opinion, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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THE CIA, KKK, & USA By Sherwood Ross By assigning covert action roles to the Central Intelligence Agency(CIA), it is as if the White House and Congress had legitimized the Ku Klux Klan to operate globally. That’s because the CIA … Continue reading
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Marc Estrin : Into the Flames
“Paulus in Ephesus” by Gustave Doré, circa 1883. Image from Wikimedia Commons.INTO THE FLAMES By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 19, 2010 Late last month, Pentagon officials stood around supervising the scene as St Martin’s Press destroyed … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Burning, Censorship, Hawthorne, Marc Estrin, Publishing
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Robert Jensen : Saving Soils and Souls
Top, 2009 Prairie Festival. Image from landlogics. Below, Prairie Festival 2010. Image from The Land Institute.Soils and souls:The promise of The Land By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2010 Stop me if you’ve heard this one: … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Ecology, Land Institute, Robert Jensen, Sustainability
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