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Obama, and Our Sixties Dreams of Peace
‘While we will never realize the utopian dreams of our youth, the imminent election of Barack Obama is likely to serve as a catalyst that will lead to an impressive series of reforms…’By Ken Brociner / November 2, 2008 I … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Obama Presidency, Peace Movement, Progressive Movement, Sixties, Social Change
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We Want Joe Bageant, Not ‘Joe, the Plumber’
See video below. Joe Bageant Knows Something About White Working-Class Voters — He Is OneBy Nick Penniman / November 1, 2008. The author of Deer Hunting with Jesus gives a very different account than the pollsters and political operatives on … Continue reading
McCain’s Big Backfire : Most Americans Favor ‘Spreading the Wealth’
It must come as a surprise to the Republicans that the public favors Obama’s style of wealth spreading by a whopping margin.By Alexander Zaitchik / November 1, 2008 John McCain and Joe the Plumber are campaigning for Barack Obama, and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, McCain, Progressive Taxation, Socialism, Spreading Wealth
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William Blum on McCain and Much More
Jay McShann playing piano in a whore house. The Anti-Empire Report: Read this or George W. Bush will be president the rest of your life By William Blum / The Rag Blog / October 30, 2008 Don’t tell my mother … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Bill Ayers, Economic Collapse, Electoral politics, George W. Bush, John McCain, William Blum
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Robert Jensen and Pat Youngblood : Taking Politics Seriously
Vote. But don’t stop there!Looking beyond the election and beyond electionsby Robert Jensen and Pat Youngblood We have nothing against voting. We plan to vote in the upcoming election. Some of our best friends are voters. But we also believe … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Capitalism, Electoral politics, Imperialism, November Election, Social Change
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Expecting Change with a New Leader? Think Again
Shame And The 2008 ElectionBy Angie Riedel / October 25, 2008 The presidential election is only a matter of days away now. I wish I could say there is reason to be optimistic that it will bring an end to … Continue reading
How Will the Crash of 2008 Impact the Elderly?
Health care, the nursing home, the retirement home, and, heaven help us, John McCain.By Dr. S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog / October 15, 2008 One of the most frightening aftereffects of the crash of 2008 will be the … Continue reading
Canary in the Mineshaft : Cautionary Tales of Suicide, Bigotry
Was this house worth dying for?In this July 23, 2008 file photo, the Taunton, Mass. house This was the home of Carlene Balderrama, 53, who fatally shot herself soon after faxing a letter to her mortgage company July 22, saying … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Bankruptcy, Economic Collapse, Economy, Foreclosures, Racism, Suicide
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Finding a World of Reality
Has anyone thought about artifice? Artificial? Vain? The high cost of being ‘entertained’?????By Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / October 6, 2008 I was tired tonight, and tried to find something on the television that might be interesting. Nope, … Continue reading
Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XXXIX
And given my firm belief that the worst, by far, is yet to come, our generous and kind society should become really thoroughly fucked up in the coming days. It is clear that our government is generously responsible for a … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday: A Fragment of Ragged Beauty
Ragged Beauty: An Alternative to the Operations of PowerBy Chris Floyd / September 19, 2008 Here’s a fragment of ragged beauty — stripped to the bone, tarnished and stolen — etched on the Roman night almost 21 years ago to … Continue reading
