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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
Harry Targ : Why Wisconsin is Important
The Capital in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Photo by Barbara Rodriguez / AP. Image from The Nation.Wisconsin is important The defeat of Walker and his Republican legislative colleagues will give energy and enthusiasm to grassroots movements… and … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Labor Movement, Madison, Progressive Movement, Right Wing Politics, Scott Walker, Union Busting, Wisconsin
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Jack A. Smith : 2012 Elections: ‘Another Fine Mess…’
Train car outside Cheyenne, Wyoming. Image from Big American Night.‘Another fine mess…’The 2012 elections won’t bring progressive change If Obama returns to the White House it will be to the same mess the U.S. finds itself in today. Should Romney … Continue reading
Paul Beckett : Naked ALEC and the Right Wing Conspiracy
Graphics from the Center for Media and Democracy.ALEC Naked:More news from the ‘vastright wing conspiracy’ By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / November 10, 2011 MADISON, Wisconsin — It’s all we needed! Another dimension of the “vast right-wing conspiracy” … Continue reading
Larry Ray : Cellular Civil Rights in Mississippi?
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Civil rights for diploid cells?Legal ‘personhood’ in Mississippi The draconian redefinition of abortion and commonly used methods of contraception as murder would do away with a woman’s right to make her own decisions … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Birth Control, Larry Ray, Mississippi, Right Wing Politics
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Robert Creamer : Why the Occupy Wall Street Movement Frightens the Right
Sign from Occupy Wall Street. Image from We Know Memes.Five reasons the Occupy Wall Streetmovement really frightens the right By Robert Creamer / Progressive America Rising / October 12, 2011 The Occupy Wall Street movement really frightens the Right Wing. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Occupy Wall Street, Progressive Movement, Right Wing Politics, Robert Creamer, Tea Party
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Carl Davidson : Why Neoliberals Have Trouble Telling the Truth
Newt on Fox. Image from Keep on Keepin’ On. Media wars and manufacturing consent: Getting people to vote against themselves Why neoliberals have trouble telling the truth. By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2011 The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Davidson, Economics, Keynes, Neo-liberalism, Newt Gingrich, Right Wing Politics, Socialism
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Larry Ray : Tattered Leadership and Toxic Tea
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.A virus has been unleashed:Tattered leadership and toxic tea By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2011 A fetid brew of public ignorance and indifference flavored with abject partisan stubbornness … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Debt Ceiling Deal, Economy, Larry Ray, Republican Party, Right Wing Politics, Tea Party
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David Van Os : Surrender and Sellout
Political cartoon from OpEd News.I rest my case:Surrender and selloutBy David Van Os / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2011 According to all reliable news reports, John Boehner assured House Republicans that the budget deal does not endanger any … Continue reading
Joshua Holland : Governor ‘Goodhair’ and the ‘Texas Miracle’
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Praying for a miracle.Texas is a basket case:Right-wing governance in action Conservatives claim the ‘Texas Miracle’ is a model for the nation, but it’s actually a blueprint for winning the race to the bottom. By Joshua … Continue reading
Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat
OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Don Swift, Economy, Republican Party, Right Wing Politics, Sherman DeBrosse
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