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Jack A. Smith : Big Brother’s Getting Bigger
Another sign of the times. Image from City Limits.Our civil liberties under attack:Big Brother’s getting even bigger Abuses of civil liberties are taking place with increasing frequency, but the public outcry has mainly been muted, an enticement for the authorities … Continue reading
Jack A. Smith : Will Israel Bomb Iran?
Will Israel strike? Image from Gestetner Updates.Bombing Iran:Will they or won’t they? Iran insists it is not producing or about to produce nuclear weapons… Israel is known to possess at least 200 nuclear weapons and delivery systems. By Jack A. … Continue reading
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Jack A. Smith : Are Labor and the Democrats in an Abusive Relationship?
President Obama and the AFL-CIO’s Trumka: Putting on a happy face? Photo from AP.An abusive relationship?The labor movement and the Democrats A union movement that has tethered itself to the Democratic Party since the mid-1930s won’t be directly critical because … Continue reading
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Jack A. Smith : Tough Times Ahead
Embattled Captain America. Cartoon by Bryant Arnold / CartoonADay.com.A new year of tough times ahead It is certainly legitimate to worry about the direction in which American politics is heading domestically, coupled with a probable global future of more wars, … Continue reading
A new year of tough times ahead It is certainly legitimate to worry about the direction in which American politics is heading domestically, coupled with a probable global future of more wars, more poverty, and environmental disaster. By Jack A. … Continue reading
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Jack A. Smith : The U.S. and Irreversible Climate Change
Cartoon from Saida Online.With U.S. leading the way:Irreversible climate change looms By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | November 29, 2011 The Obama Administration has largely remained passive about the critical imperative to reduce greenhouse gases to limit … Continue reading
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1. IRREVERSIBLE CLIMATE CHANGE LOOMS By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2011 The Obama Administration has largely remained passive about the critical imperative to reduce greenhouse gases to limit catastrophic global warming. Washington continues to … Continue reading
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1. IRREVERSIBLE CLIMATE CHANGE LOOMS By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2011 The Obama Administration has largely remained passive about the critical imperative to reduce greenhouse gases to limit catastrophic global warming. Washington continues to … Continue reading
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Jack A. Smith : Israel and Palestine After the Flotilla / 4
The two wild cards. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani shown with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2009. Photo by Amir Kholoosi / ISNA.Part 4: Two wild cards, Turkey and IranIsrael and Palestine after the Flotilla By Jack A. … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom Flotilla, Iran, Israel, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Turkey
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Jack A. Smith : Israel and Palestine After the Flotilla / 3
Then Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, left, meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on March 19, 2006 in Gaza City. Haniya continues to function as Prime Minister, despite having been dismissed by Abbas the next year. Photo from … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Palestinian Blockade
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Jack A. Smith : Israel and Palestine After the Flotilla / 2
A graffiti artist paints the face of a Palestinian child on a wall in Beirut, Lebanon. Image from EPA.Part 2: Breaking the blockadeIsrael and Palestine after the Flotilla By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Palestinian Blockade
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Jack A. Smith : Israel and Palestine After the Flotilla / 1
President Barack Obama walkd with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the Oval Office at the White House Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP.Part 1: Change is in the windIsrael and Palestine after the Flotilla By … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Israel, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement
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