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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Health Care Blues : Citizens Suffer While Insurance Profits Soar

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from Public Option Health Care Now.Health care blues:Insurance profits soar, Congress fiddles,Teabaggers rail against ‘socialist’ Obama By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / February 21, 2010 As I write, we await the President’s open discussion about … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff: Haiti : A Test for Humanity

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Village,” acrylic on canvas by Haitian artist Hilome Jose.Haiti: A test for humanity We have reached a moment in history in which we all find ourselves intertwined in a unique geosociety. Without the solidarity of all towards all, and towards … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow: 1,000 : Afghanistan Milestone of Death

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

On April 5, 2009,the American public saw the flag-draped casket of a fallen service member for the first time since 1991 — that of Staff Sergeant Phillip Meyers. Sadly, we’ve seen way too many more.Milestone of death: 1,000 GIsAnd God … Continue reading →

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Colombia and FARC : Six Long Decades of Fighting for Peace

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia from 1998-2002, in peace negotiations with FARC leader Manuel Marulanda Velez. Photo from Latin American Studies.A Promise of Peace:Colombia, the guerrillas, and the paracos By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2010 … Continue reading →

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Poor Grow Poorer : Richest 1% Has Captured America’s Wealth

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The ultra rich have captured America;How can we take it back? By David DeGraw / February 19, 2010 “The war against working people should be understood to be a real war… Specifically in the U.S., which happens to have a … Continue reading →

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A Dangerous Profession : Worldwide Abuse of Journalists

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Honduran police surround AP photographer Dario Lopez-Mills as he covers protests that followed the June presidential coup. Photo by Oswaldo Rivas / Reuters / CPJ.CPJ report:Journalists around the worldFace harassment, prison, death 801 journalists have been killed since 1992, and … Continue reading →

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Sky is Falling : The Press and Evan Bayh’s Retirement

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Panic attack. Image from Moonbattery.Press frames the corporate spin:Evan Bayh calls it quits By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 18, 2010 On February 15, 2010, the sky began to fall, at least according to media pundits. Incumbent … Continue reading →

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ExxonMobil and the Oil Supply : The Bigger Picture

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

ExxonMobil CEO Rex W. Tillerson: What, me worry? Photo from Getty Images.The good news and the, well…Exxon says: No need to worry By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / February 17, 2010 Here is the good news as seen … Continue reading →

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Nuke Loan Guarantees : Obama’s Atomic Blunder

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Simpsons nuclear plant mogul Mr. Burns likes it!8.3 billion in nuclear guarantees:Obama throws good money after bad By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / February 17, 2010 As Vermont seethes with radioactive contamination and the Democratic Party crumbles, Barack … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Men’s Work: How to Stop the Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart.” Paul Kivel, cofounder of the Oakland Men’s project, drew on decades of experience in the movement to end male violence in producing this book that talks about patriarchial … Continue reading →

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Stayin’ Alive : Learning About our Bodies

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Apples and oranges: Rats have substantially different physiological systems.Stayin’Alive:What do we know about our bodies,And how do we know it? By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2009 [Stayin’ Alive is a periodic column on Complementary … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Men’s Work : Stopping the Violence

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Men’s Work:The movement to end male violence By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2010 [Men’s Work: How to Stop the Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart, by Paul Kivel. (Ballantine Books, 2nd Edition, 1998), 382 pp, … Continue reading →

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