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The ‘Double Consciousness’ of Race
Graphic: Blair Kelly.Meet the New Elite, Not Like the OldBy Helene Cooper / July 25, 2009 WASHINGTON — They are the children of 1969 — the year that America’s most prestigious universities began aggressively recruiting blacks and Latinos to their … Continue reading
Didier Mainguy: Letter to The Rag
From Freakence Sixties:A Letter to The Rag By Didier Mainguy / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2009 It’s difficult to express some feelings and concepts in a foreign language. When writing in English, I’m feeling like an idiot. (I … Continue reading
Robert Jensen on White Privilege : Teachable Moments Require Willing Learners
Harvard Scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. is photographed by a neighbor as he is arrested at his home in Cambridge, July 16. Photo by B. Carter / Demotix Images / AP.Teachable moments require willing learners A system as perverse and … Continue reading
Kate Braun: Lammas Seasonal Message
Lammas Seasonal MessageBy Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / July 23, 2009 “The shadows sway and seem to say Tonight we pray for water…” Saturday, August 1, 2009, is the celebration of Lammas (First Harvest, Harvest Home, Lughnasadh). This … Continue reading
Fighting Back in Hard Times: The Power of Organized Labor Action
Laid-off Republic Windows and Doors factory worker Maria Gonzalez holds a picket sign outside the factory in December 2008 in Chicago, Ill. About 250 workers demanded severance and vacation pay owed to them.The Legacy Lives OnBy Kari Lydersen / June … Continue reading
Permanent War Economy : Militarism and American Society
Congress has passed continuing funding for Afghanistan and Iraq. This view is from a U.S. Marine guard tower near Golestan in Afghanistan’s Farah Province. Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP.How militarism impacts our communities Along with the death and destruction … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Militarism, Military Spending, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Robert Jensen : Human Identity and Radical Change
‘Patriarchy.’ Art from Transhuman Traditionalism.What does it mean to be a human being? Balancing theological and political insights By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 18, 2009 My first venture into political activism was in the feminist movement … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Feminism, Philosophy, Social Change, Theology
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Foodie Friday: Fixing the Broken US Agriculture System
Will Allen was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008, the honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”A Good Food Manifesto for AmericaBy Will Allen / May 2009 I am a farmer. While I find that this has come to mean … Continue reading
Suddenly Becoming Aware of the Incline
A woman walked past the sculptures, from left, of “Tall Woman III”, “Walking Man II” and “Monumental Head” by Alberto Giacometti at the Fondation Beyeler, Switzerland, in May 2009. Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters.Blind SpotBy Mark Dow / June 11, 2009 Several … Continue reading
The Forest Meets the Information Age … And It Isn’t Pretty
Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Real Life Education Through YouTube
Sarah Griffith with her husband, Brian Mclean, and sons Declan, 8, and Bastian, 18 months. Photo: Erik S. Lesser/New York Times.Lights, Camera, Contraction!By Malia Wollan / June 10, 2009 BY her eighth month of pregnancy, Rebecca Sloan, a 35-year-old biologist … Continue reading
