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John Ross : Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Grito’
Mexico’s Bicentennial: Miguel Hidalgo with the banner of the Virgen de Guadalupe.Can a new revolution be far behind?The countdown to Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Viva Mexico! Let’s go kill some Gachupines!’ By John Ross / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceremony, Felipe Calderon, John Ross, Mexican Bicentennial, Mexican History, Mexican Revolution, Mexico
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David P. Hamilton : On the Road in France
French road sign warns of curves ahead. Photo from photoguide.cz.On the road in France:A different approach to getting around …you will often find yourself passing through villages where the road shrinks to one lane to be shared with pedestrians, bicycles, … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobiles, David P. Hamilton, Europe, Fossil Fuels, France, Paris, Transit, Transportation, Travel, Urban Culture
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David P. Hamilton : On the Road in France
Paris traffic circle webshots View of traffic circle below the Arc-de-Triomphe. Photo from travelpod.com. By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 11, 2010 [This article was written in consultation with Chris Dobbs, American expatriate artist living in … Continue reading
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On the road in France. David Hamilton with consultation from Chris Dobbs, American expatriateartist living in Lyon, France. When making comparisons between France and the United States, I typically favor France, but not always. France has no Grand Canyon or … Continue reading
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The Afrikaner Party : GOP vs. Van Jones & Team Obama
Van Jones (top) “should sue the living shit out of Glenn Beck.”The Afrikaner Party draws first blood:Van Jones, Obama and the audacity of capitulation By Tim Wise / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2009 Van Jones, special advisor to … Continue reading
Greg Moses : The Dylan Show Plays Corpus Christi
The Geometries of the Bob Dylan Show in South Texas Instantly the night is dark. Orchestra music plays from hanging speakers. Time to cheer and squint into the black box that has become the stage. There is a man in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Corpus Christi, Country Music, Rock 'n Roll, Texas, Willie Nelson
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I Only Read the First 140 Characters. I’m Posting This on My Facebook Wall. Snob.
Nit-twits!! If You Twitter, You May Be a TwitBy Dorian Snow / April 1, 2009 I have an aversion to blogging about my personal life on public websites. I just don’t think I’m that interesting. And it gives me the … Continue reading
Bigotry Still Rules : The Special Suffering of Gay Americans
Civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin was fired from the Friendship for Reconciliation, a pacifist group, for being gay. The way anti-gay bigotry works is that a great deal of the violence and suffering is conducted away from the public eye. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Bigotry, Black History, Civil Rights Movement, Gay Liberation, Gay Marriage, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Racism
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Carl Davidson : Bumpy Road Ahead: Obama and the Left
This is a time of great opportunity for progressives in America. The big question facing us is where to go next, and how to get there. It is a question we plan to devote much attention to here on The … Continue reading
James Ridgeway on the Rush to Nuclear Power
Nuclear power plant in Cattenom, France.Recent radioactive leaks in France provide a cautionary tale for America’s ‘nuclear renaissance.’ By James Ridgeway / July 29, 2008 As gasoline prices rise along with global temperatures, the nuclear energy bandwagon is gaining momentum, … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy, France, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste
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Population Growth: The Rhino in the Playpen
Nine Billion Little Feet on the Highway of the Damned: Are We There Yet, Pa?by Joe Bageant / February 7th, 2008 The din of squealing, laughing children is the background white noise of the Third World. In Belize, as in … Continue reading
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When the Rot Inside Becomes Too Great
Getting Out the Bling Vote: From Kibby’s Cool Spot in Belize, politics makes sense — sort ofBy Joe Bageant Hopkins Village, Belize I know it’s unpatriotic as hell, but I just cannot get a hard-on about the ’08 American presidential … Continue reading
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