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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Transit : Dying ‘Dillos are Austin’s Canaries
The dying ‘Dillos of Austin:A morality play for changing times By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 It’s not that we’re going to miss the cute little “’Dillo” buses very much when the last two lines … Continue reading
Storming the Bastille : Bidding Bipartisanship Adieu
“Prise de la Bastille,” painting by Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel / Wikimedia Commons.Health care reform:To the barricades By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 I fear that the average American, including myself, has a … Continue reading
The Afghan War Is Winnable ?
Soviet helicopter brought down by locals in Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.A question, does the following give a true picture? The Afghan War is winnable,The facts, perhaps, are spinnable,Karzai’s intent’s not sinnable,Our General now states. A Soviet Gen’ral said the same,His … Continue reading
Drought : Mexico Goes Down the Drain
A tractor ploughs a hectare of land in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Photo by Tomas Bravo / Reuters.Mexico goes down the drain:Water and power south of the border By John Ross / The Rag Blog / August 31, … Continue reading
Bank Struggles and the ‘Science’ of Economics
As bank struggles worsen:The ‘science’ of economics By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 See ‘Meltdown 101: Why banks’ struggles have worsened,’ by Marcy Gordon, Below. A viewpoint inspired by some bad banking news is cited … Continue reading
Victor Agosto Released from Bell County Jail
Holly Baker of Georgetown and Col. Ann Wright of Honolulu, Hawaii, look at the arm band of Victor Agosto, who was sentenced to a month in jail and stripped of his Army rank for refusing orders to deploy, during a … Continue reading
Freakence : Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis De Didier Mainguy / The Rag Blog / August 30, 2009 Plus connu sous le nom de Juvenal. (Ier siècle et du début du IIe siècle) Etait-il beat, hippie, autonome ultra-gauchiste, anarchiste ? L’histoire ne le dit … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Philosophy, Sixties, The Rag, Underground Press
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Cindy Sheehan: Alone at Martha’s Vineyard
The Silence of the Antiwar Movement is DeafeningCindy Sheehan’s Lonely Vigil in ObamalandBy John V. Walsh / August 26, 2009 Cindy Sheehan will be at Martha’s Vineyard beginning August 25 a short way from Obama’s vacation paradise of the celebrity … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Cindy Sheehan, Peace Activists, Peace Movement
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Money Alone Is Not Wealth
America, smitten with financial sector, must build true wealthBy Anna Manzo / Thursday, August 27, 2009 The unemployment rate at the end of July was 9.4 percent and is expected to reach 10 percent by year’s end. If part-time workers … Continue reading
Washington in the Time of Cholera : A Pandemic of Ignorance
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Health Care Reform: A Pandemic of Ignorance and Fear By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 29, 2009 I have just finishing reading Naples in the Time of Cholera 1884-1911. … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Cholera, Health Care Reform, Naples in the Time of Cholera, Pandemics, World History
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Gay Scientists Isolate Christian Gene
Thanks to Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog
Military Reports on Reporters: ‘Like Perusing the Diary of Your Stalker’
A photograph of US soldiers near Kandahar, Afghanistan, taken by the embedded AP photographer Emilio Morenatti the day before he lost a foot in a roadside bombing. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP.US Military Investigates Afghan DeskBy P.J. Tobia / August 28, 2009 … Continue reading
