Tag Archives: Arizona

SPORT / No One is Illegal : Boycott the Diamondbacks

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick: his family gave $1,023,527 to the Republicans. Photo by Brian Smale. Original graphic from Fortune. Satirical enhancement by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Echoes of Apartheid:Boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks By Dave Zirin / April 24, … Continue reading →

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Arizona to ID ‘Immigrants’? : Cranking up the Fear

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from creativenonfiction.com.Demonizing Immigrants:Arizona cranking up the fear By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 16, 2010 When people get scared, they become much more willing to give up their rights for a perceived safer world, and it … Continue reading →

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Prisoner Tortured to Death in Arizona

Posted on September 25, 2009 by RagBlog

In this undated photo released by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Marcia Powell, 48, is seen. Powell died Wednesday, May 19, 2009 at a hospital after spending four hours in a holding cell the day before at Arizona State Prison … Continue reading →

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‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ : Arizona’s Joe Arpaio Finally Called to Account

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio: such a lovely fellow. Dennis Gilman /Adolfo Maldonado / Phoenix New Times.‘It is high time that somebody on the national scene notice, and the Federal government take action on, the egregious and violative conduct … Continue reading →

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