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Harry Targ : My Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013. My Nelson Mandela Real historic figures get lionized, sanitized, and most importantly redefined as defenders of the ongoing order rather than activists who committed their lives to revolutionary changes… By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
Danny Schechter : Malls Are Temples of Debt for the ‘Sheeple’
Durban, South Africa’s giant Gateway Mall is a “theater of shopping.” Image from JoeTourist. For the ‘sheeple’:Malls are temples of consumer debt The mall is for the modern economy what the factory was for the old one, until consumption trumped … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Debt, Consumerism, Danny Schechter, Shopping Centers, South Africa
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Danny Schechter : South Africa’s Political Wars
South African President Jacob Zuma was caught up in a personal corruption scandal that he “narrowly slithered out of.” Photo by Reuters.South Africa’s political warsbegin to resemble our own The African National Congress is riven by factions, ambitious politicians, and … Continue reading
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Tagged African National Congress, Danny Schechter, Political Scandal, South Africa
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James McEnteer : Proud Heritage of Indians in South Africa
Indians first came to South Africa 150 years ago. Photo from Hindi Blog.Indian givers:South Africa isn’t all black and white By James McEnteer / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2010 KWA-ZULU NATAL, South Africa — South Africans of Indian … Continue reading
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Tagged India, James McEnteer, Mahatma Gandhi, Migration, Sex Slavery, South Africa, World History
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Harvey Wasserman : ‘Pebble Bed’ Nuke Bites the Dust
The “Pebble Bed” design. Graphic from Anthonares.No go for ‘Pebble Bed’ nukes:South Africa ditches much-hyped technology By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / September 27, 2010 As the “reactor renaissance” desperately demands new billions from a lame duck Congress, … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Power, South Africa, Technology
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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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SPORT / World Cup in South Africa : ‘Neoliberal Trojan Horse’?
Thousands of residents from the township of Oukasie, 60 miles north of Johannesburg are marching [on March 21, 2010]… to bring attention to the plight of impoverished areas of the country… They argue it is wrong for the government to … Continue reading
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Tagged African National Congress, Dave Zirin, Poverty, Social Protest, South Africa, Sports, World Cup
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South Africa’s Dennis Brutus : A Poet for Human Rights
Dennis Brutus. Photos by Victor Dlamini / Flickr.He will be remembered for his art and for his life:Liberation poet Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / January 2, 2010 See ‘The Poetic Justice of Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid, Deaths, Human Rights, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Nelson Mandela, Peace Activists, People, Poetry, Poets, Rugby, South Africa, Sports
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Children March for Education in South Africa
Now this is grassroots organization. We could take a lesson from their effort. You don’t get anything if you don’t ask for it. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog South Africa schoolchildren marched to City Hall in Cape Town this … Continue reading
Rape Not Just South Africa’s Problem
Women place white flowers outside parliament during a demonstration in Cape Town. Photo from AFP. While the South African numbers may be particularly high, this is a worldwide problem. Men… have been brought up to believe that women are second-class … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Lingering White Supremacy in South Africa Feels Like Home
Sign in South Africa from the days of apartheid — the practice of racial “seperateness” that was dissolved in 1994. White supremacy, however, is not so easily dispatched by changes in laws. Photo from SouthAfrica.TO.Lingering white supremacy in South Africa … Continue reading
‘Mama Afrika’ : Singer Miriam Makeba Dies at 76
Miriam Makeba performed in a concert on Sunday night in southern Italy shortly before she died early Monday. Photo by Cesare Abbate / European Pressphoto Agency.Jacob Zuma: ‘Miriam Makeba used her voice, not merely to entertain, but to give a … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Apartheid, Deaths, Entertainers, Freedom Fighters, Musicians, People, Singers, South Africa
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