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Steinbeck Comes to Arizona : Rereading ‘The Grapes of Wrath’
Reading “The Grapes of Wrath” in 2010:Immigration, capitalism, andArizona’s historic moment By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / June 14, 2010 [The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, published 1939 during the last Great Depression.] Arizona SB1070, signed into … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Knight, Arizona, Books, Capitalism, Great Depression, Immigration, John Steinbeck, Literature, Mexican Border, Mexico, Poverty
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SPORT / John Ross : World Cup as Bread and Circus
Bread and Circus: Circus Maximus in Rome, which seated 200,000, was the site for massive spectacle designed to keep the masses distracted. Image from Santa Barbara County Education.Copa del Mundo de 2010:The world’s cup runneth over Ever since the bad … Continue reading
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Tagged Entertainment, John Ross, Mexico, Soccer, Social Control, South Africa, Sports, World Cup
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Charlie Loving : Ciudad Acuña on Life Support?
Ciudad Acuña in 2001. Image from michaelbluejay.Ma Crosby’s and Ciudad Acuña:A slow death on the border? Today we were the second customers all day at Crosby’s. A Freddy Fender song in the background trailed into Shawn Sahm doing his version … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Loving, Dining, Economy, Mexican Border, Mexico, Travel
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John Ross : The ‘Feminization’ of Mexican Agriculture
Purepecha woman in reboza, on plate from Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan. Image from Teyacapan / Flickr.Working the parcela:‘Feminization’ is hope for Mexican agriculture By John Ross / The Rag Blog / May 24, 2010 SANTA CRUZ TANACO, Mexico — When I first … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Indigenous People, John Ross, Mexico, Women
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John Ross : The U.S., Mexico, and the Drug War Scam
Uncle Sam: “They’re crazy if they think I won’t stick my nose into the issue of Mexican drug trafficking.” Cartoon from WeedTV.The Big Scam:How and why Washington hookedMexico on the Drug War By John Ross / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug War, History, John Ross, Mexican History, Mexico, Narcoguerra
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Mexico : Fear of ‘Narco Guerrilla’ Haunts Officials
Cieneguillas state prison in Zacatecas, Mexico, where armed commandos freed more than 50 inmates in a raid May 16, 2009. Photo by Oscar Baez / AP / Huffington Post.Phantom of Mexican narco guerrillaHaunts U.S. security chiefs By John Ross / … Continue reading
Mexico City Legalizes Gay Nuptials : Catholic Clergy Aghast
Gay rights activist cheer after a session at the city’s assembly in Mexico City last December. Photo by Daniel Aguilar / Reuters.Mexico City sanctions gay marriage:Catholic Church warns of Sodom and Gomorrah In Morelia, Michoacan, Bishop Alfredo India added to … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Gay Marriage, Homophibia, Homosexuality, John Ross, LGBT, Mexico, Mexico City, Pedophilia
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Mexico’s Narco Wars : Capos Bite Dust as Madness Continues
Navy special forces stand guard in Cuernavaca, Dec. 16, 2009. Drug capo Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed in a shootout with state security forces. Photo by Margarito Perez / Reuters.Who’s who in narco wars:Top capos executed in Mexican Spy vs. … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug War, John Ross, Mexico, Narcoguerra, Organized Crime
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Mexico’s ‘Year of Revolution’ : Zapatista Silence is Deafening
Zapatistas. Art from radicalgraphics.org.Silence in Chiapas:Zapatista rebels ‘on vacation’ Is a new uprising on their agenda or does the Zapatista Army of National Liberation just want to be left alone? By John Ross / The Rag Blog / January 21, … Continue reading
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Tagged John Ross, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Mexican History, Mexico, Zapatistas
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Mexico : Anarchists Celebrate Mexican Revolution With Real Fireworks
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City. (Some went a little further in their observance: See story below.) Photo from La Jornada.A real blast:Bombs, resistance mark 100thanniversary of Mexican RevolutionBy John Ross / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Direct Action, John Ross, Labor Unions, Latin America, Mexican History, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Mexico City
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Deadly Environment : Latin American Anti-Mining Activists Murdered
A close up of murdered anti-mining activist Marcelo Rivera’s eyes on a mural painted in front of the cultural center that he founded in San Isidro, El Salvador. Photo by Dominque Jarry-Shore / The Dominion.Grassroots movements met with deadly violence:Mining … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, Environment, Latin America, Mexico, Mining, Pollitical Violence, Social Movements, Val Liveoak
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Mexico City : Christmas not so Merry for Out of Work ‘Electricistas’
At top, Mexico City’s giant Christmas tree. Photo by Gary Denness / Creative Commons. Below, members of the electrical union protest the government’s decision to dissolve the state-run electricity company Luz y Fuerza del Centro in Mexico City on Oct. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, John Ross, Labor Unions, Mexican History, Mexico, Mexico City
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