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Ron Jacobs : Cops and Contradictions
Demonstrators form a “human oil spill” in Burlington, VT, July 30, 2012. Photo by Sarah Harris / North Country Public Radio. Inset image below: Riot police used rubber bullets, sting ball pellets, and pepper spray against Burlington demonstraters. Image from … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Paul Atwood’s ‘War and Empire’
Paul Atwood’s War and Empire The book details the nation’s progression from a bunch of European colonizers to an international syndicate stealing resources and labor and replacing them with U.S. corporate products and empty culture. By Ron Jacobs | The … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Society, Books, Imperialism, Militarism, Pentagon, Ron Jacobs, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Jay D. Jurie : Gotham and the Real World
Aurora, Colorado:Gotham and the real world Particularly when the economy is in decline and the political environment is in disarray, these suburbs lend themselves to what Thoreau called ‘lives of quiet desperation.’ By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Aurora Shootings, Gun Laws, Jay D. Jurie, Sociology, Suburbs, Urban Culture, Violence
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Jack A. Smith : America’s Conservative Era
Image from Research Digest.The election reflectsAmerica’s conservative era As the Republicans moved ever further to the right… so too did the Democrats. This leaves the U.S. as the world’s only rich capitalist state without a mass party left of center … Continue reading
Jim Turpin : The Myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’
Image from The America Issue. Inset image below from Reuters and The American. Let me count the ways: The myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’ By Jim Turpin | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2012 “The position of the Americans is therefore … Continue reading
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Tagged American Exceptionalism, American Society, Imperialism, Jim Turpin, U.S. Military
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James McEnteer : How Intolerance Is Poisoning the Well
Art by Alice Brickner / Getty / Big Questions Online.Deadly discourse:How intolerance poisons our well Most public ‘discussion’ consists of one side lobbing insults at the other from across an unbridgeable divide. There is little genuine give and take. By … Continue reading
BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Prophets of the Fourth Estate
The corporate media crisis:Everything old is new again By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 [Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era, edited by Amy Reynolds and Gary Hicks; Foreword … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Books, Democracy, Journalism, Mainstream Media, Media Criticism, Robert Jensen
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Roger Baker : How High Gas Prices Are Putting the Hurt on Average Drivers
Cartoon from The Smoking Jacket.How high gas prices are hurtingaverage drivers (and voters) By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2012 [This is the first of a two-part series.] High gasoline prices are probably hitting the average … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Economy, Oil Prices, Roger Baker, Transit, Transportation
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Richard Raznikov : The Privatization of Everything
Gobbling up the Commons. Cartoon by Ahmed Abdallah / 3arabawy.On the verge:The privatization of everything Does anyone have to ask what happens to law enforcement and the judicial system once the state agrees to keep private prisons at 90% of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Commons, Democracy, Political Philosophy, Privatization, Richard Raznikov
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Danny Schechter : We Are Drowning Here
“Drowning Man,” by David Galletly / 2headedsnake.We are drowning here:War, banks, and dumbed-down media “At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh had I the ability, and could reach the nation’s ear, I would, pour … Continue reading
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
Ted McLaughlin : Class Conflict and the Disappearance of the Middle Class
Class conflict risesas middle class disappears The growing inequality of wealth and income in this country has reached a point where it is now causing a conflict between the rich (the 1%) and the vast majority of Americans. By Ted … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Class Warfare, Concentration of Wealth, Income Gap, Middle Class, Ted McLaughlin
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