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Yearly Archives: 2011
Paul Beckett : A Perfect Day in Madison
A few of the 100,000 that hit the streets of Madison, Wisc., Saturday, March 12, 2011. Photo by Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog.Just ask 100,000 people!A Perfect Day in Madison, Wisconsin By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Labor Unions, Madison, Paul Beckett, Reactionary Politcs, Scott Walker, Social Protest, Union Busting, Wisconsin
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Ted McLaughlin : The Japan Quake and Nuclear Power
Explosion at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi No 1 plant following Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Image from Reuters.After the Japan quake:We must rethink nuclear power By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 13, 2011 By now everyone knows about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Environment, Japan Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Ted McLaughlin
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Harry Targ : Thousands Brave Cold Rain to Support Indiana Workers
On a cold, rainy day thousands rallied against anti-worker legislation March 10 in front of the Indiana Statehouse. Image from Fox59.In bitter cold rain:Thousands rally at Indianapolis State HouseBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Indiana, Labor Unions, Right Wing Politics, Social Activism, Union Busting, workers rights
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INDIANA LABOR MOVEMENT GETS PNEUMONIABy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2011 On Thursday morning, March 10, three buses left the parking lot of a largesupermarket in Lafayette, Indiana bound for the huge workers rights rally at … Continue reading
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Paul Beckett : The Wisconsin Revolution and Gov. Walker’s ‘Putsch’
Photo by Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog.Dispatch from Madison:Governor Walker’s putsch By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2011 [This is the second of Paul Beckett’s reports from Madison for The Rag Blog.] MADISON, Wisconson — … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Labor Unions, Madison, Paul Beckett, Reactionary Politcs, Scott Walker, Social Protest, Union Busting, Wisconsin
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Harvey Wasserman : California Quake Hit Could Irradiate Entire Country
The Fukushima No. 1 power plant of Tokyo Electric Power at Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, shown in a photograph from October 2008. Japan has issued a state of emergency at the nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed. … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Harvey Wasserman, Japan Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power
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Anne Lewis : Workers’ Rights and the Fight Against Poverty
Labor leader John L. Lewis testifies before Congress in 1947. Still image from archival film footage.Poverty in America and the attack on public sector unions I want to ask a basic question that unifies religious, labor, and community organizations at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Education, John L. Lewis, Labor Unions, Poverty, Public Schools, UT-Austin
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Danny Schechter : ‘March Madness’ in American Politics
Digital photomanipulation from deviantart.‘March Madness’ takes on new meaning:Peddling the irrational in American politics By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2011 Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold — William Butler Yeats The term class war … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Danny Schechter, Extremism, Politics
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he Attack on the Public Sector and How Unions are Fighting Bac The Attack on the Public Sector and How Unions are Fighting Back The labor movement has rarely won anything without the social movement, and the social movement has … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : Alzheimer’s and Another Face of Elder Abuse
Image from In Good Feather.Elder abuse is a complicated matter:Dementia and the issue of passive restraintBy Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2011 During my visits with Dad at the group home, I witnessed several people … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Elderly, Health Care, Lamar W. Hankins
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