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We must act on Islamic State genocide
There should be little doubt that the Islamic State has committed genocide; its leaders regularly admit to that continuing war crime. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | October 25, 2015 “This is genocide.” Every time I read … Continue reading
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Tagged Genocide, ISIS, Islamic State, Lamar W. Hankins, Radical Islamists, Rag Bloggers, United Nations, War Crimes
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Climate Change Confab Brings Too Little Too Late
Climate change activists in Warsaw, Friday, November 22, 2013, portray, from right, French President Francois Hollande, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Obama, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo by Czarek Sokolowski, / AP. Climate Change meeting in Warsaw brings … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Peruvian Scholar/Activist Cristina Herencia, UN Observer on Indigenous Issues
Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia in the studios of KOOP Radio, Austin, Texas, Friday, June 14, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Social psychologist Cristina Herencia,UN observer on Indigenous Issues Sponsored by the United Tribal … Continue reading
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Tagged Cristina Herencia, Global South, Indigenous People, Interview, Peru, Podcast, Rag Radio, Social Activism, Thorne Dreyer, United Nations
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Danny Schechter : Is Iran Shifting its Message?
Diplomacy, Murdoch style. Image from Twitchy Media.Is Iran trying to tell ussomething we won’t hear? The rhetoric of the well-orchestrated anti-Iranian crowds outside was even bloodier than the Iranians had ever been… By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, Danny Schechter, Iran, Middle East, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
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Harry Targ : Syrian Policy Looks Familiar to Cubans
Members of UN General Assembly vote on Saudi Arabian-sponsored draft resolution against Syria. Photo by Kathy Willens / AP.Syrian policy looks familiar to Cubans Those who sponsored the resolution condemning violence were the same nations that had ‘played a major … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Harry Targ, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Cristina Herencia on Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia on Rag Radio, Friday, June 29, 2012. Video by Jeff Zavala of ZGraphix who filmed the show live at the KOOP studios in Austin.Rag Radio:Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herenciaon indigenous peoples and globalization By Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Cristina Herencia, Globalization, Indigenous People, Interview, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer, United Nations
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Ansel Herz : Behind the Barricades in Haiti
Coffins used as street barricades in Cap-Haiten, Haiti. Photo by Ansel Herz / Mediahacker / The Rag Blog.Streets barricaded in Cap-Haitien:Protests in Haiti have popular support By Ansel Herz / November 19, 2010 CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The first barricade looked … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansel Herz, Contagious Disease, Haiti, Social Protest, United Nations
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Ansel Herz : Cholera Spreads in Haiti
Above, MINUSTAH soldier points his gun at former Austin activist/independent journalist Ansel Herz in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 15, 2010, at a demonstration against the renewal of MINUSTAH, the UN peackeeping mission. Photo from Gaentantguevara / Flickr. For more about … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansel Herz, Caribbean, Contagious Disease, Earthquake, Haiti, Medicine, Natural Disasters, Poverty, United Nations
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Amy Goodman : Climate Change is the Real Deal
This Greenland glacier split in two, sending a 100 sqare mile iceberg floating off into the Arctic Ocean. Image from Mirror, U.K.News at 11:How climate change affects you By Amy Goodman / August 13, 2010 Our daily weather reports, cheerfully … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Goodman, Climate Change, Copenhagen, Extreme Weather, Global Warming, Greenland, Pakistan, Russia, United Nations
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Ted McLaughlin : Access to Water Is a Human Right
Clean water should be a human right,Not a capitalist commodity By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 5, 2010 A vote took place in the United Nations a few days ago that could eventually have far-reaching effects on … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Ted McLaughlin, United Nations, Water, Water Conservation
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Bolivia’s Evo Morales : Putting the Coca Back in Cola
Bolivian President Evo Morales and Coca Colla. Above, photo from 1buenaidea.com. Below, photo by Red Erbol / Abiding in Bolivia.Supports new coca-based drink:Evo Morales tells Coke to take a hike By Nikolas Kozloff / April 2, 2010 Move over Coca-Cola: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, Coca Cola, Cocaine, Drug War, Evo Morales, Latin America, South America, United Nations
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