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Yearly Archives: 2011
SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why Lance Armstrong Will Survive
Lance Armstrong graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Why Lance Armstrong willsurvive ’60 Minutes’ and the feds Armstrong doesn’t just have defenders. He has, in the legions of cancer survivors across our toxic nation, an army. By Dave Zirin … Continue reading
Bill Fletcher tries to say he’s as much of an Obama critic as anyone, but his clear logical conclusion is that we must, in the end, support Obama in order to counter the Republican’s racism. I must disagree. First, racism … Continue reading
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Bill Fletcher tries to say he’s as much of an Obama critic as anyone, but his clear logical conclusion is that we must, in the end, support Obama in order to counter the Republican’s racism. I must disagree. First, racism … Continue reading
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Jordan Flaherty : Rising Anxiety on the Gulf Coast
Many residents have been forced from their homes as a spillway is opened to protect major cities from the flood. Photo by Gallo / Getty / Al Jazeera.One disaster after another:Mississippi flood renews Gulf Coast anxietiesBy Jordan Flaherty / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Flooding, Gulf Coast, Jordan Flaherty, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Natural Disasters, New Orleans
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David P. Hamilton : ‘Le Perv,’ ‘Le Perp,’ and Justice in America
Le perv and les tabs.Letters from France II:Le perv, le perp, and justice in America By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 23, 2011 [This is the second in a series of dispatches from France by The … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, David P. Hamilton, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France
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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Obama, Progressives, and the White Nationalist Backlash
Image from Reckless Eyeballing.Task for progressives in 2012:Monkey-wrenching the white united front It has been striking that many progressives have said so little about race, racism, and the discourse of right-wing populism in the context of the upcoming elections. By … Continue reading
David P. Hamilton : France’s Gift to America Was Our Independence
Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France, 1778. Painting by Hobens / Library of Congress.Letters from France I:France’s greatest gift to Americawas our independence By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 19, 2011 [This is the first … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Revolution, David P. Hamilton, France
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Ted McLaughlin : The ‘Passivhaus’ is a Smarter Way to Build
This Seattle passivhaus will use 70-90% less energy.The energy-efficient passivhaus:It’s a smarter way to build By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 19, 2011 The new building above doesn’t look like anything special, but it is. It is … Continue reading
Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat
OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Don Swift, Economy, Republican Party, Right Wing Politics, Sherman DeBrosse
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Peter Montgomery : Newt Gingrich Wants to Make America More Like Texas!
Newt Gingrich: Texas Number One!Worse campaign promise ever?Newt Gingrich wants tomake America ‘like Texas’ By Peter Montgomery / AlterNet / May 18, 2011 In his presidential campaign announcement on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show last week, former House Speaker … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Conservative Politics, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Texas, Texas Legislature
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Fighting Money-Driven Medicine
Cartoon by tunin-s / toonpool.com.The mouse that roared:Fighting money-driven medicine By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / May 18, 2011 As I look at the health care situation in this country, I am reminded of the Peter … Continue reading
Bob Moser : The White-Power Legislature of Texas
Slash-and-burn:Texas’ white-power legislature By Bob Moser / The Texas Observer / May 17, 2011 AUSTIN — Back in February, at a rally protesting anti-immigrant legislation, State Rep. Lon Burnam raised some eyebrows by letting loose with the “R” word. “You … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Moser, Conservative Politics, Public Schools, Racism, Texas Legislature, Texas Politics, White Supremacy
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