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Yearly Archives: 2010
Smokestack blues. Image from Planet Green.Smokestack blues:Confronting dangerous climate change By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2010 Turkey AND Ham everyone! Excess carbon for all! How do we curb emissions with the way our society has … Continue reading
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Roger Baker : American Political Denial and the ‘Downsizing of Civilization’
Image from Gas 2.0. “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel. I drive a Mercedes. My son drives a Mercedes. His son will ride a camel.” — Saudi warning Our only hope may lie in crisis:American politics … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, American Society, Economic Crisis, Global Warming, Peak Oil, Roger Baker
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Ted McLaughlin : The Big Lie About Tax Breaks for the Rich
Pinnochio image from Eurohero.Corporate profits at record high:The myth that the rich need more help By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2010 There is a huge lie being spread by right-wing Republicans. They are trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Profits, Economy, Republican Party, Taxation, Ted McLaughlin, Warren Buffett
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David P. Hamilton : Parsing the Midterms: A Progressive Exodus
Political cartoon by Mike Keefe / inToon.com.2010 Elections:Where the votes came fromand how the Dems lost big My hypothesis is that most of the excess decline in support for Democratic Party congressional candidates in 2010 was from political progressives of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, David P. Hamilton, Electoral politics, Progressives, Voting Trends
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All the political polls show that the American public is deeply unhappy. This was reflected in the broadly anti-government sentiment that threw out many moderate incumbents during the recent mid-term elections. The onset of hard times commonly favors new and … Continue reading
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Joan Wile : Gray Panthers Fight Social Security Cuts on Capitol Hill
Image from People’s World.Gray Panthers to Deficit Commission:Don’t mess with our social securityBy Joan Wile / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2010 Representatives of the national Gray Panthers went to Capitol Hill in November to present their position regarding … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Elderly, Gray Panthers, Joan Wile, Social Security
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Clare Bayard : Veterans and the Healing Process
AWOL soldier Jeff Hanks speaks about the effects of PTSD on his family, Nov. 11, near Ft. Campbell in Oak Grove, Ky. Photo by Robert Smith / AP.Healing from empire:Anti-war veterans redefine Veterans Day By Clare Bayard / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Anti-War Vets, Clare Bayard, IVAW, PTSD, Veterans Day
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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’
Mural in Great Barrington, Mass., honoring African American author W.E.B. Dubois. Image from Progressive America Rising.90 years later in the era of the Tea Party:Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’ By Bill Fletcher, Jr. / November 22, 2010 “But what … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Fletcher Jr., Literature, Racism, W.E.B. Dubois, White Privilege, World History
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Paul Beckett : Reprising Ford’s ‘Radical’ Tune
Fiddlin’ Henry Ford doubled workers’ wages. Image from FiddlingAround.Henry Ford on why thereisn’t going to be a recoveryBy Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / November 22, 2010 Nicholas Kristof is concerned. The United States, he says, “now arguably has … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Recovery, Economy, Henry Ford, Income Gap, Paul Beckett
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Joshua Brown : Life During Wartime: Dubya’s New Digs
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Ansel Herz : Behind the Barricades in Haiti
Coffins used as street barricades in Cap-Haiten, Haiti. Photo by Ansel Herz / Mediahacker / The Rag Blog.Streets barricaded in Cap-Haitien:Protests in Haiti have popular support By Ansel Herz / November 19, 2010 CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The first barricade looked … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansel Herz, Contagious Disease, Haiti, Social Protest, United Nations
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Join us today! Rag Blog Happy Hour, 5-7:30, at Maria’s, 2520 S. Lamar. Informal gathering. All are welcome! Special guests: Sarito Carol Neiman, author and original co-editor of The Rag (1966); Philip Russell, author of the newly released “History of … Continue reading
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