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Top Ten Lies About Iran and Its ‘Nuclear Program’
Looks like Vancouver or maybe the Seattle area, but this is actually Tehran. Looks the same as your home town, doesn’t it?Top Things You Think You Know About Iran That Are Not TrueBy Juan Cole / October 1, 2009 Thursday … Continue reading
American Jazz Musicians Struggle in Retirement
More than 100 musicians and supporters of “Jazz for Justice Artists!” turned out for a rally that began at the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. Photo: Kirsten Luce/New York TimesAfter years filled with jazz, struggling in retirementBy Emily S. … Continue reading
Gore Vidal: Pessimistic About Prospects for the U.S.
Gore Vidal in his colonial home in the Hollywood Hills. He is one of America’s most significant writers and social critic. Photo: Source.Gore Vidal: ‘We’ll have a dictatorship soon in the U.S.’By Tim Teeman / September 30, 2009 The grand … Continue reading
Austin Transit Threatening to Hike Fares Again
February 7, 1940, marked a dramatic change for Austin commuters. At 1:40 p.m. 500 Austinites boarded the electric streetcars at 6th and Congress for one final ride. The ceremonial ride also launched the Austin Transit Company’s brand new fleet of … Continue reading
The Dollar: The Twilight of the American Empire
US dollar set to be eclipsed, World Bank president predicts. Photograph: Getty/Piet Mall.US Dollar Set to Be Eclipsed, World Bank President PredictsBy Heather Stewart / September 28, 2009 United States would be mistaken to take for granted the dollar’s place … Continue reading
There Is Little or Nothing Manufactured Today That Nature Loves
We will no longer be impressed by an organic T-shirt if its cotton was grown by hogging water in an arid and impoverished land, or if its dye puts workers at heightened risk for leukemia. The Age of Eco-AngstBy Daniel … Continue reading
Children March for Education in South Africa
Now this is grassroots organization. We could take a lesson from their effort. You don’t get anything if you don’t ask for it. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog South Africa schoolchildren marched to City Hall in Cape Town this … Continue reading
Leonard Cohen’s ‘Concert for Reconciliation’
Leonard Cohen Sings The Anthem Words to this song are below. Cohen defies critics with Israeli gig…Veteran plays to 47,000 in Tel Aviv despite accusations of ‘immorality’ By Donald Macintyre / September 26, 2009 It was vintage Leonard Cohen. “We … Continue reading
Prisoner Tortured to Death in Arizona
In this undated photo released by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Marcia Powell, 48, is seen. Powell died Wednesday, May 19, 2009 at a hospital after spending four hours in a holding cell the day before at Arizona State Prison … Continue reading
Chomsky on Health Care Reform in America
Despite its age, this video from Noam Chomsky covers some of the key issues and facts concerning the health care reform debate, and in terms that are easy to understand. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog The Rag Blog
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G-20 Pittsburgh: Welcome to Police State America
Police officers go through their initial drills in July 2009 for G-20 protest response.Photo: Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Police Harassment Greets G-20 ProtestersBy Robert S. Eshelman / September 22, 2009 Pittsburgh plays host this week to the G-20 summit, a gathering of … Continue reading
Just What We Needed: A New Cluster Bomb
What cynicism – “clean battlefield operation.” There is no reality left in those in the power of the military-industrial complex. I believe even Dwight Eisenhower, as reactionary as he was, would be astounded at the thinking and the behavior of … Continue reading
