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Yearly Archives: 2011
Robert Jensen : The Power — and Limits — of Social Movements
The power — and limits — of social movements Dissidents not only have to be willing to tell the truth about the delusions of the dominant culture, but make sure we don’t fall into delusions of our own. By Robert … Continue reading
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Jordan Flaherty : Cop Corruption on Trial in New Orleans
Trial of cops connected to the post-Katrina Danziger Bridge killings has gripped New Orleans.New Orleans cops:Danziger bridge trialbrings corruption front and center By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2011 NEW ORLEANS — In New Orleans’ federal … Continue reading
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Tagged Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Official Repression, Police Brutality
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Ed Kilgore : The Rise of the ‘Teavangelicals’
Rick Perry and Michele Bachman represent the marriage of the Religious Right and the Tea Party Movement. Image from ABC News.Teavangelicals:How the Christian Right came to blessthe economic agenda of the Tea Party By Ed Kilgore / The New Republic … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Politics, James Robison, Michele Bachman, Religious Right, Rick Perry, Tea Party
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“Fruit of the Poisonous Tree.” Image from Derecho Penal y sociedad.Cui bono? (Who benefits?)The fall of the empire By Arlene Goldbard / The Rag Blog / July 12, 2011 Recently I read a piece on executive pay in the business … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Tony Bouza : Manning Marable’s ‘Malcolm X’
Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention The Malcolm he depicts is unquestionably, accurately, and thoroughly the Malcolm I knew. By Tony Bouza / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2011 [Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Black Liberation Movement, Black Muslims, Books, Malcolm X, Manning Marable, Sixties, Tony Bouza
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why I’m Boycotting Baseball’s All-Star Game
Adrian Gonzales decided not to boycott; will he do something to make a statement at the game? Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld / Getty Images.Why I’m boycotting Tuesday’sAll-Star Game in Arizona Bud Selig’s tributes to baseball’s civil rights tradition now look … Continue reading
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Tagged All-Star Game, Arizona, Baseball, Dave Zirin, Immigration, Sports
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Ted McLaughlin : The Military ‘Entitlement’
Political cartoon by Steve Sack / StarTribune.Elephant in the room:The defense budget ‘entitlement’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2011 There is little doubt that the American economy is in the dumps right now. Bush used … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Conservative Politics, Defense Spending, Federal Budget, Military Budget, Ted McLaughlin
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VIDEO / Jeff Zavala and Thorne Dreyer : ‘Eco Outlaw’ Diane Wilson on Rag Radio
Environmental activist Diane Wilson on Rag Radio Video by Jeff Zavala | Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | July 7, 2011 Environmental activist Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper from Seadrift, Texas, and the author of Diary of … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Diane Wilson, Environmental Activists, Jeff Zavala, Rag Radio, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer
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Roger Baker : U.S. Driving Hits the Wall
Digitized image by Harm van den Dorpel / Today and Tomorrow.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part III: U.S. driving hits the wall By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 7, 2011 [This is the third part … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Economic Crisis, Peak Driving, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Transportation
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Richard Raznikov : Bradley Manning and the Obama Grand Jury
Bradley Manning. Art from Rossi Projects.Uses of the grand jury system:Feds move on Bradley Manning Anyone who might expose inconvenient ‘secrets’ — truths — is an enemy of the state, and what is being done to Bradley Manning, right in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Manning, Criminal Justice, Grand Jury, Richard Raznikov, U.S. Military, Whistleblowers, WikiLeaks
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Roger Baker : U.S. Driving Hits the Wall
Digitized image by Harm van den Dorpel / Today and Tomorrow.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part III: U.S. driving hits the wall By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 6, 2011 [This is the third part … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Economic Crisis, Peak Driving, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Transportation
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