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Monthly Archives: October 2009
FILM / Michael Moore : Anti-Capitalism Goes Mainstream
Capitalism: A love Story… Michael Moore’s new film names the systemAnd presents a radical democratic critique By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 Capitalism: A Love Story, which opened in 962 theaters earlier this month, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Capitalism, Corporate Corruption, Documentary, Economics, Film, Filmmakers
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Judge Wiliam Wayne Justice : Hispanics and The Right to Vote
Top, Austin polling place. Photo by T hom / Flickr. Below, Judge William Wayne Justice. Photo from Dallas Morning News.Judge Justice and single member districts:Bringing voting power to all TexansBy George Korbel / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Hispanic, Judiciary, Texas, Voting Rights, William Wayne Justice
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American Peace Movement : Missing in Action
Demonstration in San Francisco. Photo from basetree.Two cheers for health care reform effortsBut whatever happened to the peace movement? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 For purposes of comparison I want to make some predictions … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Health Care Reform, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Social Activism, The Left
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Austin Economy : We’re Number 2! Maybe.
Is this picture too rosy?Austin economy called second strongest By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2009 Here’s the proud headline from the October 23, 2009, Austin Business Journal: BusinessWeek: Austin 2nd strongest economy in the nation … Continue reading
Mexico : ‘Tormenta Electrica’ and the 100th Anniversary of the Revolution
‘!Aqui se ve la fuerza del SME!’Chronicle of a Tormenta Electrica I awoke to the racket of Federal Police helicopters buzzing the Centro Historico like giant gnats. Ever since 1968 when Diaz Ordaz’s helicopters dropped flairs to signal the start … Continue reading
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Tagged John Ross, Labor Unions, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Mexico City, Union Busting
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Immigrant Detention in Raymondville, Texas : City With a Frown
Raymondville vigil – raw footage from Texans United For Families on Vimeo. Protesting immigrant detention inRaymondville: ‘City With a Smile’ …we were on our way out when two pickups zoomed up to crowd us closer together. The uniformed drivers then … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Immigrant Detention, Social Protest, Texas, Video
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Northwest Pilot Show : Dreamliner Bedtime Story?
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag BlogNorthwest’s dreamy flight includes bedtime fairytale By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2009 Last Wednesday, Oct. 21, Delta-Northwest Airlines flight 188 from San Diego to Minneapolis arrived an hour … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : J Street Meets at River’s Edge
Graffiti art by Banksy on Israeli security wall in Bethlehem.After 40 Years of Wilderness:Gathering is Pro-Peace, Pro-Israel By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2009 For the next few days, in Washington, DC, 1200 people are … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Movement, Social Action
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : The Public Option and the Public Good
Graphic by patriotboy.Honesty, honor and universal health care We hear cries of woe about costs of universal care from the insurance-subsidized Republican members of Congress. Yet, these same folks have no problem with spending on foreign wars, of questionable need… … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Ethics, Health Care Reform, Meat Industry, Medicine, Public Option, Universal Health Care
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Fox News : Just Don’t Call it ‘Journalism’
Glenn Beck of Fox “quote” News.Fox and its enablersIn the mainstream media Fox’s pretense of being an actual news network is hardly more convincing than, say, Milton Berle in a bra and garters posing as a woman. By Eric Alterman … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, Journalism, Mainstream Media, Obama Administration, Propaganda, White House
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Virtual Coup : Times, Pentagon Returning us to Vietnam?
Afghanistan:Beware a Times/Pentagon ‘virtual coup’ It was the military’s manipulative misreporting in Vietnam that fueled Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 disastrous escalation. By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 24, 2009 Some military coups are still done the old-fashioned way. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq War, Mainstream Media, New York Times, Pentagon, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Carl R. Hultberg : Jazz Cigarettes
Lester Young was left a shattered man. Photo by Herb Snitzer.The Beatles called them ‘jazz cigarettes’ Race mixing was the fear and marijuana perceived to be the social lubricant making it happen. By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Law Reform, Jazz, Marijuana, Popular Music, Prohibition
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