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ACLU on Campaign Finance : Standing With the Corporate Hacks
Et tu, ACLU?It’s not the same as defending the Klan This decision has transformed the ACLU into a conservative political organization, working to arm the ultimate enemies of democracy with unlimited monetary and political power. By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Bob Fitrakis, Campaign Finance, Corporate Power, First Amendment, Free Speech, Harvey Wasserman, Supreme Court
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BOOKS / Mike Roselle and Jeffrey St. Clair : Two From the Green Hard Core
Mike Roselle and Jeffrey St. Clair:Green activism from the front lines By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / January 24, 2010 [Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action by Mike Roselle. Published by … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Authors, Books, Environmental Groups, Green Movement, Greenpeace, Harvey Wasserman, Nature
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Rage Against the Machine : Diebold and the Massachusetts Election
Illustration by Doug Potter / The Austin Chronicle.Hacking the vote:Will Diebold steal the Senate? As Bay Staters vote to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, most will be marking scantron ballots to be run through easily hackable electronic counters made by … Continue reading
Harvey Wasserman : A Blue-Mooning, Baby-Booming New Year
The second full moon in a single month is commonly known as a ‘blue moon,’ and that’s what we saw on New Year’s Eve.Photo by Vatsyayana / Getty.Our blue-mooned, baby-boomed 64th birthday baptism… When we believed ourselves immortal, as all … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, 2010, American History, Baby Boomers, Environment, Green Movement, Harvey Wasserman, New Years, Sixties, Social Change
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Some ‘Renaissance’ : Big Win for ‘No Nukes’
Nine Mile Point nuclear facilities in Oswago, New York, near the shore of Lake Ontario, at sunset . A new facility, to be built by UniStar, has been delayed. Photo by Mike Greenlar / The Post-Standard.Success for grassroots movement:Nuclear power … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Power, Social Protest
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The Future is Now : Mother Earth and Our Great Green Leap
“Mother Earth Father Sky.” Painting by Linda Puiatti.Curbing carbon’s just the tip of our great green leap [We must] make corporations serve the public …extinguish their interests in fossil/nuclear fuels …end their profit centers in waste and war … restore … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Power, Ecology, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Social Change, Social Justice, Sustainability
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Prepare to Howl : Dana Lyons’ ‘Three Legged Coyote’
A happy holiday howl:Dana Lyons’ Three Legged Coyote is an irreverent hoot By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2009 If you’re bummed by Obama, nagged by nukes and turned totally off by your TV, here’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Criticism, Harvey Wasserman, Humor, Music, Political Satire, Protest Songs, Social Protest, Vegetarianism
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Afghanistan : Escalation or Social Justice?
Image from AfterDowningStreet.Obama’s escalation in AfghanistanFaces immediate opposition By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / December 1, 2009 Tonight at 8 p.m. EST President Barack Obama is set to announce his commitment to the worst blunder in U.S. policy … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Harvey Wasserman, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Social Action
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Afghanistan Escalation : Footprint We Can’t Afford
Ecological footprint. Image from Sprayblog.Escalation in Afghanistan:What’s the carbon/health footprint of another senseless war? By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2009 The Afghan War may now doom our ability both to cope with the global climate … Continue reading
