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Marilyn Katz : A Different Path for Syria, and Hopefully for Chicago
And for Chicago? A different path for Syria Will U.S. diplomacy in Syria carve a new path towards peace at home and abroad? By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / September 19, 2013 CHICAGO — The example of our … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Chicago, Diplomacy, Gun Violence, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Marilyn Katz : Detroit and the Myth of Black Misleadership
Pedestrian walks past graffiti in downtown Detroit. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images. Image from Minnesota Public Radio. Detroit’s downfall:Beyond the myth of black misleadership How federal policy and Big Auto drove black blight and white flight. By Marilyn … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Industry, Cities, Detroit, Marilyn Katz, Urban Sprawl, White Flight
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Marilyn Katz : Hathaway’s Nipples and a Congressional Primary
Anne Hathaway at the Academy Awards. Image from HaveUHeard. Signs of the times?Hathaway’s nipples and a Congressional primary Has the liberal media switched sides in the war against women? By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / March 27, 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Hathaway, Chicago, Liberal Politics, Marilyn Katz, Misogyny, Robin Kelly, War on Women, Women's Movement
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Marilyn Katz : Guns? Don’t Wait for Congress
Image from WorldMeets.US.Or Godot: Guns? Don’t wait for Congress With gun enthusiasts stockpiling weapons in light of impending federal regulations, what is a concerned citizen to do? By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | January 21, 2013 With 300 … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Gun Laws, Gun Violence, Marilyn Katz, Popular Culture, Social Change
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ELECTION 2012 / Marilyn Katz : On Women Making a Difference
Women win big: Clockwise, from top: Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin, and Claire McCaskill. Image from PopSugar.Making a difference: On women and the election We are not red states and blue states, we are blue cities (and suburbs) in red states, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Gender Politics, Jewish Vote, Marilyn Katz, Progressives, Women
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Marilyn Katz : What Every Woman Should Know (About Paul Ryan)
Rep. Paul Ryan faces moderator Martha Raddatz in the vice presidential debate. Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP / GettyImages.One sure thing:What every woman should know Paul Ryan has voted 59 times to support legislation that ranges from declaring a … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : We Built It — But Not Alone
…with a little help from our friends. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images.But not alone: Yes, GOP, ‘We built it’ The Republican Convention’s theme implies — wrongly — that entrepreneurs don’t rely on public help. By Marilyn Katz | The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Entrepreneurs, Infrastructure, Marilyn Katz, Public Sector, Republican Convention
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Marilyn Katz : Whose Election is This Anyway?
Is it about them? Or us? Caricatures by DonkeyHotey.Whose election is this anyway? It’s not about Obama or Romney. It’s about us. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | August 28, 2012 Without Occupy, without women, without the young, … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : The Ties That Bind Paul Ryan and Todd Akin
Graphic from Eclectablog.Paul Ryan and Todd Akin: The ties that bind Rape-denier Todd Akin is right in line with the GOP’s staunchly anti-abortion platform. And so is Ryan. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | August 22, 2012 Republicans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Marilyn Katz, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, Todd Akin, War on Women, Women's Health
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Marilyn Katz : West Bank Diaries
Shuttered Palestinian shops along Shashuda Street in Hebron, West Bank. Photo by Marilyn Katz.The separation is total:West Bank Diaries More than anything it appears that these fences are cages, locking people in, restricting their movement, and ultimately making them prisoners … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Jordan, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, West Bank
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Marilyn Katz : Our Bodies, Their Politics
Image from The Raw Story.Our bodies, their politics The last few months have made abundantly clear what women must do: rid America’s capitols of misogynists. By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2012 In the first half … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : Israel Needs a New Narrative
Israeli soldiers guard Palestinians protesting the relocation of an Israeli road gate in Beit Iksa in the occupied West Bank, on March 22, 2012. Photo by Ahmad Gharabli / AFP / Getty Images.Israel needs a new narrative Casting Jews as … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinian Occupation, West Bank, Zionism
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