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Stormy Weather Ahead? : Dems Need a New Playbook
President Obama had a rainy Memorial Day. Meanwhile, the Dems are hoping for a change in the weather. Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast / AP. Peeking through the clouds:What’s ahead for the Dems? By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Political Strategy, Sherman DeBrosse
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Keep on Truckin’
Keep on Truckin’. Classic cartoon by R. Crumb.The David and Alice debate:We can’t afford to give up the fight By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2010 [Austin activist David P. Hamilton announced his “retirement” from … Continue reading →
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Tagged Activism, Anti-War GIs, Austin, Barack Obama, Peace Movement, Progressives, Thomas Cleaver, Under the Hood
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Alice Embree on Political Activism : Carry it On
Alice Embree, holding sign, participates in anti-war vigil at Texas State Capitol, March 19, 2008. Photo by CodePink/Austin.On my political activism:Carry it on By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [On March 30, Long-time Austin activist … Continue reading →
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Tagged Activism, Alice Embree, Austin, Barack Obama, Peace Movement, Social Change
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David P. Hamilton : On My Retirement from Political Activism
David Hamilton at MDS anti-war vigil in Austin, December, 2008. Photo by Sally Hamilton / The Rag Blog.On my retirement from political activism By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / March 30, 2010 Last Sunday, the “health care … Continue reading →
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Tagged Activism, Austin, Barack Obama, Capitalism, Corporate Power, David P. Hamilton, Universal Health Care
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Chris Hedges on Refusing to Support the Democrats
Ralph Nader was right about Barack Obama The timidity of the left exposes its cowardice, lack of a moral compass and mounting political impotence. The left stands for nothing. By Chris Hedges / March 1, 2010 We owe Ralph Nader … Continue reading →
Nuke Loan Guarantees : Obama’s Atomic Blunder
Simpsons nuclear plant mogul Mr. Burns likes it!8.3 billion in nuclear guarantees:Obama throws good money after bad By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / February 17, 2010 As Vermont seethes with radioactive contamination and the Democratic Party crumbles, Barack … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Economy, Energy, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Power, Public Health
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VERSE / Larry Piltz : You Asked Us To Believe
“Library” by Bernard Zackheim, 1933. Detail from a mural at the Coit Tower in San Francisco. It was part of a series of murals produced under the auspices of the New Deal’s Public Works Art Project. The massive effort stirred … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Larry Piltz, Lyrics, Poetry, Progressives, Social Change
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In the Wake of Martha Coakley : Moving Right Along
Martha Coakley: sad state of affairs. Photo from AP.In the wake of the Coakley debacle:A lesson to be learned? I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, someone else would … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Jay D. Jurie, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts, Progressives
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State of the Union : What Obama Must Do
Obama’s State of the Union must address: Creating jobs Reducing the deficit Re-regulating the banks By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / January 25, 2010 People are enraged by the bonuses the banks are handing out, and many think … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Economy, Financial Reform, Jobs, Obama Administration, Political Opinion
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Our Weimar Democrats : Why They are Such Losers
Barack Obama and the Dems: Back to square one. Photo by Chris Usher / EPA.Servility and incompetence:The ‘Dead Center’ Democrats Having taken office on the sales pitch of “Hope,” the Democrats can be counted on only for timidity and incompetence. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Harvey Wasserman, Massachusetts, Political Opinion, Progressive Democrats
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Martin Luther King in the Age of Obama : Why We Can’t Wait
Martin Luther King, Jr., June 8, 1964. Photo by Walter Albertin / World Telegraph and Sun / Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons. Elections do not deliver social change:Reading Dr. King in the Age of Obama By Billy Wharton / … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Billy Wharton, Black History, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Sixties, Social Change
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The Blame Game : Reform is Bigger than Obama
Barack Obama: Were expectations unrealistic? Image from Black Agenda Report.Too simplistic to just blame Obama:High hopes and the slow pace of reform By Richard Flacks / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2010 People on the left make a serious … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Political Opinion, Political Reform, Progressives, Richard Flacks
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