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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Dark Ages Redux : Trickle Down Feudalism

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Doge Enrico Dandolo preaching the Crusade. Gustave Doré (1832-1883) / Wikimedia Commons.The reincarnation of the Dark Ages:White evangelicals are the new Crusaders In place of mote-defended castles surrounded by thatched-roof shanties will be ‘gated communities’ (sporting high-tech surveillance to keep … Continue reading →

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Health Care Plan : No Cause for Celebration

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Drawing from West Midlands No! Campaign.Health Care Reform:Progressives must stand their ground This bill is not universal, not equitable, not affordable. It will not end bankruptcies, and will not end deaths due to denials and delays in health care. By … Continue reading →

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Obama’s First Year : A ‘B-Plus’? Get Real!

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from Orange County Register.A year at the helm:Does Obama make the grade? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / December 27, 2009 President Obama has been in office for nearly a year now. I had not thought about … Continue reading →

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U.S. in Afghanistan : 1979-2009

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Afghanistan: Mujahedin in 1984. Photo from U.S. Foreign Policy in Perspective.The thirty years war:The United States in AfghanistanBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 27, 2009 When the Soviet Union sent 85,000 of its troops to Afghanistan in … Continue reading →

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Coltan in Venezuela : Chavez Putting Chips on War?

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, image from Intimidad Violada. Below, capacitor made with coltan.Valuable electronics ore mixes with oilTo produce rumbles of war with Colombia By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 26, 2009 WARS. There are so many of them that … Continue reading →

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Life During Wartime : Barack’s Xmas Nightmare

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThanks to Dr. S.R. Keister /The Rag Blog

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Lester ‘Red’ Rodney : The Sportswriter Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Line

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Sportswriter Lester “Red” Rodney, September 2007. Photograph by Byron LaGoy / Wikipedia Commons.More than a sportswriter: Lester ‘Red’ Rodney: 1911-2009By Dave Zirin / December 24, 2009 It didn’t make SportsCenter, but one of history’s most influential sportswriters died this week … Continue reading →

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Colombia : Rebels Accused in High Profile Political Assassination

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, Governor Luis Francisco Cuellar of Caquetá state in Colombia, who was kidnapped Monday and killed by alleged rebels. Below, relatives and friends carry coffin containing his body as people wave white flags during his funeral service in Florencia, southwestern … Continue reading →

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FILM / Cheap Thrills? ‘Avatar’ Kicks Butt

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Avatar is shallow, predictableAnd totally awesome! By Pollyanna O’Possum / The Rag Blog / December 24, 2009 Avatar, the new, multi-million dollar James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi flick, opened to mixed reviews on Dec. 18, with some criticizing the film’s length … Continue reading →

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Some ‘Renaissance’ : Big Win for ‘No Nukes’

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Nine Mile Point nuclear facilities in Oswago, New York, near the shore of Lake Ontario, at sunset . A new facility, to be built by UniStar, has been delayed. Photo by Mike Greenlar / The Post-Standard.Success for grassroots movement:Nuclear power … Continue reading →

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2010 : A New Year and New Hope for Social Change

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Solidarity.” Pastel by genevievemc / photobucketAfter 2009’s dashed hopes:A progressive movement in motion By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / December 23, 2009 With a new year around the corner, let’s look at the year now ending, and … Continue reading →

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Yes, Virginia : The Truth About Santa Claus

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Does Santa exist? Coke thinks so.The truth about Santa Claus The hope of us all is not that children will finally learn that Santa Claus is not real but rather that adults will finally realize that he is very real. … Continue reading →

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