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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Stealing Beauty : Protesting Israeli Cosmetics Made in Occupied Palestine
Austin protest:Ahava cosmetics producedIn illegal Israeli settlements By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2010 More than 30 people carried picket signs in front of the Gateway Shopping Center in Austin on Saturday, April 24, urging shoppers … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Alice Embree, CodePink, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, Social Protest
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Lethal Denial : Chernobyl and the Climate Bill
Composite photo. Image by Vivo (Ben) / Village of Joy. After the explosion at Reactor 4 [at Chernobyl] the people of Pripyat flocked to the railway bridge just outside the city to get a good view of the reactor to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chernobyl, Climate Legislation, Ecology, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power
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Larry Ray : Killing and Dying in Vietraqistan
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Vietraqistan:One, two, three, four…What are we fighting for? By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2010 “We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Fatalities, Imperialism, Iraq Occupation, Larry Ray, Military, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Tim Wise : Imagine if the Tea Party Were Black
Imagine if these guys were black. Demonstrators carried weapons at a “Restore the Constitution” rally on the Potomac in Arlington, VA, April 19. Photos (top) by Bob Barnard / Fox 5 / New York, and (below) by Win McNamee / … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Racism, Tea Baggers, Tim Wise, White Privilege
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Life During Wartime : A Tool in Arizona
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog
Culture Got a Boo-Boo? : Put a Band-Aid® on It
Health care system black and blue?Cover it up with a Bacon Strip! By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2010 When was the last time you saw a white band-aid? White — as in the color of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Consumer Culture, Health Care Reform, Marc Estrin, Sociology
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SPORT / No One is Illegal : Boycott the Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick: his family gave $1,023,527 to the Republicans. Photo by Brian Smale. Original graphic from Fortune. Satirical enhancement by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Echoes of Apartheid:Boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks By Dave Zirin / April 24, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Baseball, Bigotry, Consumer Action, Dave Zirin, Immigration, Racial Profiling, Racism, Sports
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Sound and Fury Dept. : Karl Rove at UT-Austin
Heidi Turpin (left) and Fran Hanlon, members of CodePink’s “Pink Police,” express their intentions, April 19, 2010, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, prior to an appearance by Republican strategist Karl Rove. Photo by Jim Turpin … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, CodePink, Direct Action, Karl Rove, Student Activism, Susan Cook, UT-Austin
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Eric Jasinski : Treating PTSD With Jail Time
Spc. Eric Jasinski.Went AWOL seeking help for PTSD:Eric Jasinski released from Texas jailBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 23, 2010 Eric Jasinski is being released from the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas, tomorrow morning, April 24. … Continue reading
May First : High Noon in Nepal
Image from Kasama / May First.On the edge of revolution:High Noon in Nepal By Jed Brandt / April 23, 2010 “You must come to Kathmandu with shroud cloth wrapped around your heads and flour in your bags. It will be … Continue reading
Kate Braun : Beltane Seasonal Message
Beltane. Image by Janna / deviantArt / Kuoma-stock.Fire and fertility:The Goddess is receptive to Lord Sun By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / April 23, 2010 “O doo not tell the priest our plight,For he would call it sin,For … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Ceremony, Kate Braun, May Day, Mythology, Ritual
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Psychology of Greed : Protecting the People from Wall Street
A rebuttal of sorts:Protecting the people from Wall Street By Steven Porter / The Rag Blog / April 23, 2010 [On April 21, The Rag Blog published an article by Sherman DeBrosse entitled Republican Jujitsu : Protecting Wall Street from … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Financial Reform, Greed, Psychology, Steven Porter, Wall Street
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