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Yearly Archives: 2011
The Rag Blog Presents : Carl Davidson on Mondragon and Workers’ Cooperatives
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE The Rag Blog, Rag Radio, and the New Journalism ProjectPresent Noted Writer and Political Activist Carl Davidson:‘Mondragon and the Workers’ Cooperative Movement’A Multi-Media Presentation Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, 7-10 p.m.At 5604 Manor Community Center,5604 Manor … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Davidson, Mondragon, New Journalism Project, Rag Radio, The Rag Blog, Workers Cooperatives
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Lamar W. Hankins : Tax Cuts and Republican Hypocrisy
At the trough. Image from Florida Pundit. Republican tax cut hypocrisy knows no bounds The average current tax cut on millionaires insisted on by the Republicans and agreed to by President Obama amounts to $200,000 each for 2011 and 2012. … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Economy, Finance, Lamar W. Hankins, Republican Party, Taxation
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Ted McLaughlin : The ‘Free Market’ Myth and the Suicide of Capitalism
Political cartoon by Carol Simpson / Cartoon Work. The ‘free market’ myth and the suicide of the capitalist system In a capitalist society such as ours the wealth will be redistributed to the richest people unless there are some regulations … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Concentration of Wealth, Economics, Free Market, Free Trade, Government Regulation, Ted McLaughlin
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In case you missed them. These pictures of Rick Perry as an Aggie cadet and as a Texas A&M student, decked out in lettered cardigan (with Reveille at his feet), are absolutely priceless.
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Sarito Carol Neiman provides some valuable perspective on Rick Perry and his “Texas Miracle.” One gem: a New York Times columnist in 2003 reported that one manufacturer — notorious for its Dickensian record on workers safety — said they’d only … Continue reading
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Attorney Raznikov, who was involved in the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley in 1964, remembers how the news reporting distorted the events in which he participated. He then looks at the recent London “riots” and, in examining their underlying causes, … Continue reading
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Richard Raznikov : From Berkeley to London, a Word From Our Sponsors
The Free Speech Movement at the University of California at Berkeley, 1964. Image from the New SDS Website. From 60’s Berkeley to the London ‘riots’: A word from our sponsors Whoever controls the media controls the story the public sees … Continue reading
Jay D. Jurie : Vietnam and the Historic Struggle Against ROTC
Marchers in 1970 want ROTC removed from the campus of Ohio University. Image from Cape Girardeau History and Photos. ROTC resurgent Part I: ROTC and the anti-war movement They held regular drills on an open field approximately two blocks from … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Boulder CO, Jay D. Jurie, Military, New Left, Peace Movement, ROTC, SDS, Sixties, Student Activism, Vietnam
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : America and the Big Lie
Art from Macho Response. Sold down the river: America and the big lie By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 17, 2011 “Tell big lies. Do not qualify or concede a point, no matter how wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolf Hitler, American Society, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care Reform, Nazi Germany, Tea Baggers
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Ted McLaughlin : Electoral College? Sis Boom Bah.
Electoral College map. Image from Wikimedia Commons.A level playing field? The Electoral College and the popular vote By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 17, 2011 For the last 60 years or more a majority of Americans have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Democracy, Electoral College, Presidential Elections, Ted McLaughlin
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A Word From Our Sponsor(s) By Richard Raznikov / The Rag Blog / August 17, 2011 The first time I personally experienced the unreliability — i.e. lies — of the media was as a freshman at U.C. Berkeley in October … Continue reading
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