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Yearly Archives: 2010
Dan Lyons : The Internet Splits in Two
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski speaks to media on net neutrality December 1, 2010 at FCC headquarters in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images.Compromise on net neutrality:The Internet splits in two By Dan Lyons / The Daily Beast … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadband, Communications, Electronic Media, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality
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Medea Benjamin : To the Gay Community
Code Pink protesters at Senate Arms Services Committee hearing on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in Washington December 2, 2010. Woman with sign is Medea Benjamin. Photo from Democratic Underground.To the gay community:Now that you can join, please don’t! By Medea … Continue reading
Danny Schechter : WikiLeaks and the Fetish of Secrecy
Graphic from APS.Wikileaks and the secrets that deceive us It’s the age-old battle between our right to know and their right to keep us from knowing. By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2010 In the days … Continue reading
Greg Moses : Dream Remains for Hector Lopez and Others
Photo from Reuters.Despite defeat of DREAM Act:Hope remains for Hector Lopez and others By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2010 Two weeks ago 21-year-old Hector Lopez was the poster-perfect picture for hope in the DREAM Act. … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, Congress, DREAM Act, Greg Moses, Hector Lopez, Immigration
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Ted McLaughlin : Republicans Play Political Football With START Treaty
Political cartoon by Matson / Roll Call. UPDATE: December 22, 2010 — The New START arms control treaty with Russia was ratified by the Senate today by a 71-26 vote, with 13 Republicans crossing the aisle to support it. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Foreign Policy, NATO, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Republican Party, Russia, START Treaty, Ted McLaughlin
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BOOKS / Robert Jensen: The Commons as Kinder-and-Gentler Capitalism
All That We Share isn’t enough:The Commons as kinder-and-gentler capitalism? By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2010 [All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons/How to Save the Economy, the Environment, the Internet, Democracy, … Continue reading
Marc Estrin : Kicking the Dog
Image from Photobucket.Passing of the lantern:Kicking the dog By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2010 So Julian Assange is now without his passport, braceleted under house arrest, waiting for the Wheels of Injustice to slowly grind. … Continue reading
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Tagged Diogenes, Julian Assange, Marc Estrin, Philosophy, WikiLeaks, World History
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Harvey Wasserman : Our Gay Commander-in-Chief
President James Buchanan. Image from Encyclopedia Dickensonia.‘Mister Fancy’ James Buchanan:Our gay Commander-in-Chief By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2010 As “conservatives” scream and yell about gays in the military, they might remember that in all likelihood … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Presidents, Gay, Harvey Wasserman, Homosexuality
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By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog “Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, fa la la la la, la la la la” Tuesday, December 21, 2010, is Yule. It is a Full Wishing Moon and a Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses are times … Continue reading
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Carlos Calbillo : On the Passing of Carlos Guerra
“America’s friendliest angry looking retired columnist… and feared by fish.” — Carlos Guerra, on Twitter.Columnist and Sixties Chicanoactivist Carlos Guerra dies See “Memories from ‘the day’: On the passing of Carlos Guerra,” by Carlos Calbillo / The Rag Blog, Below. … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Calbillo, Carlos Guerra, Chicano Movement, Journalists, La Raza Unida, MAYO, Mexican-Americans, Sixties, Social Activism, Texas, Thorne Dreyer
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