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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Gimme Shelter : Pilots ‘n Paws Offers Dogs at Risk a Ticket to Ride
“I’m leavin’ on a jet plane.” Photo by Joyce A. Davis / USA Today.‘These are wonderful dogs that simply had the bad luck of winding up in a place where there are too many pets in shelters,’ says Pilots N … Continue reading
Thorne Dreyer : The American Voting Public? Not that Bright.
Kathleen Parker, having fed publicly on the bones of the Republican Party and the evangelical movement within it, now suggests that the dumbing down of America reaches far beyond the walls of the Grand Old Party. By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Education, Evangelical Christians, Republican Party
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A Bulldog for the Underdog : Jim Mattox Laid to Rest
Yellow Dog Democrat pays respects: Photo by Tom Blackwell / The Rag Blog. This wonderful yellow dog attended the funeral of Attorney General Jim Mattox in Austin on Tuesday. Here he waits while the casket was loaded on a horse … Continue reading
Legendary Artist of the New Left : Frank Cieciorka Dead at 69
Iconic image of the New Left: Woodcut by Frank Cieciorka. My year in Mississippi was certainly one the most profound experiences in my life and helped shape my political consciousness to this day. I’m saddened that this country hasn’t done … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Art, Artists, Black Power, Civil Rights Movement, Deaths, Graphics, New Left, Political Activists, Sixties, SNCC, Underground Press
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Foreclosure Chronicles : The Desperate Hours of Addie Polk
1918: Bathing suit parade, the year Addie Polk was born.1919: Race Riots in Chicago. 2008: Fannie Mae foreclosed on the home of Addie Polk; Annie Mae Polk put a gun to her chest.‘In 1970, Robert and Addie Polk bought a … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, American History, Bankruptcy, Capitalism, Economic Crisis, Foreclosures, Housing Crisis
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Climate Change : OMG. It’s Even Worse Than we Thought it was Worse Than.
House sliding into the sea. As climate change melts the permafrost, Arctic villages slip into the sea, taking a way of life with them. Photo by Robert Knoth / Mother Jones. The planet is now so vandalised that only total … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming
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Cauldron Bubble : Witch’s Mix of Socialism and Capitalism
‘Our goal is to grow the commons and regulate capitalism, not abolish it.’By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2008 From Friedman to Fidel, all agree. No one seriously argues against some form of mixed economy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Bailout, Capitalism, Economic Crisis, Economics, General Motors, Obama Presidency, Socialism
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Energy Tech : There’s Still Some Buck Rogers Stuff Out There
Buck Rogers #1, Melbourne, Fitchett Brothers, 1936-1953 / Monash University Rare Book Collection.‘There is still some Buck Rogers stuff out there that might become important if we can just back the smart people who are not in the oil business.’By … Continue reading
Tim Wise : Obama’s Victory and the Rage of the Barbiturate Left
Member of the “joyless left.” Now in the wake of Barack Obama’s victory these barbiturate leftists are back in full effect, lecturing the rest of us about how naive we are for having any confidence whatsoever in him, or for … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama, Obama Presidency, Sectarian Left, The Left, The Movement, Ultra Left
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Obama’s Team : Can the Big ‘O’ Put the Ball in the Hoop?
‘Our early take must hinge on how much we believe in Obama’s long-term commitment to at least a modicum of progressive change and his ability to listen, to incorporate the ideas of others, and to use their skills to make … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama Presidency, Obama Transition, Progressive Democrats, Progressive Movement
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Quickie Questionaire : How Long Have You been a Heterosexual?
The Heterosexual Questionaire : Turning the other cheek.The Heterosexual Questionnaire was created back in 1972 to put heterosexual people in the shoes of a gay person for just a moment. Questions and assumptions made of Gays and Lesbians that are … Continue reading
Alan Pogue, Good Samaritan, Reports on the Man Who Beat Him
Alan Pogue wrote at the time on the subject of his new look: “All I need is the two knobs, one on either side of my neck, for the perfect Halloween mask.” Halloween has passed, as all things do, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pogue, Austin, Crack Cocaine, Criminal Justice, Drug Culture, Photographers, Prostitution, Texas
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