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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Conscientious Objection in Colombia By Val Liveoak I had lunch this week with Alejo, I can say his name without worrying that he’ll be moved up higher on a target list because he, and the group he works with, the … Continue reading
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OPPOSING EQUAL RIGHTS IN AMERICA By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / September 25, 2010 The fight for equal treatment for all Americans by their government has been a long and hard-fought battle, and it still has not been … Continue reading
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Roger Baker, The Rag Blog’s resident economist and peak oil expert speculates that we may be facing a similar global peak in world food production. He analyses global food production trends, which are moving in the wrong direction — and … Continue reading
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Ross continues his remarkable reporting from Mexico City (“El Monstruo”) with the revelation that the next Mexican Revolution may already be upon us. “Don’t look now,” he says, “but the long-awaited resurgence of the Mexican Revolution has already begun.” There … Continue reading
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Roger Baker : ‘Peak Food’ Next Global Crisis?
Image from Care2.The next global crisis:Will ‘peak food’ follow ‘peak oil’? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 23, 2010 Will we soon experience a global peak in food production, similar to peak oil? It is too difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Economics, Food Crisis, Peak Food, Peak Oil, Poverty, Roger Baker
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Carl Davidson : Mondragon Diaries II: It Starts With a School
Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in Basque Country. Image from PermcultureCooperative.Mondragon Diaries, Day TwoIt starts with a school:Knowledge and the path to workers power By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / September 23, 2010 [This is the second of a five-part … Continue reading
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Tagged Basque Country, Carl Davidson, Education, Europe, Labor, Socialism, Spain, Workers Cooperatives
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Calvinism, Pride in Ignorance, and Health Care Reform
John Calvin: Some are blessed by God.Reflecting on the health care law:Flawed bill fixes some problems By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / September 23, 2010 There has been time for reflection about the health care legislation … Continue reading
Heidi Turpin : Peace for the People of…
Susan Van Haitsma and Jim Turpin of CodePink Austin outside Austin City Hall on International Day of Peace, September 21. Photo by Heidi Turpin / The Rag Blog.Rain doesn’t dampen the desire for peace… By Heidi Turpin / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Austin, Heidi Turpin, Peace Movement
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Harry Targ : Obama and Latin America Just More of the Same
Early promise: Barack Obama, shown addressing the Cuban American National Foundation on Cuba and Latin American policy at a Cuban Independence Day Celebration in Miami in 2008, loosened travel restriction for Cuban Americans. Photo from AP.Promise unfulfilled:A progressive responseto Obama’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, Latin America, Obama Presidency, U.S. Foreign Policy, Western Hemisphere
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Ivan Koop Kuper : KFMK-FM Was Houston’s ‘Mother Radio’
Bumper Sticker design for FM radio station KFMK. Graphic © Joel R. Cheves 1965 – 2008. Image from OmegaGraphix. Progressive Radio Roots:KFMK-FM was part of a radio revolution By Ivan Koop Kuper / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Counterculture, Houston, Houston History, Ivan Koop Kuper, KFMK-FM, Pacifica, Progressive Radio, Sixties
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John Ross : The Next Mexican Revolution
Liberation Army of the South, led by Emiliano Zapata, fought the government forces of Gen. Porfirio Diaz, in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.The next Mexican Revolution: Don’t look now but the long-awaited resurgence of the Mexican … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Cartels, John Ross, Mexican History, Mexican Revolution, Narcoguerra
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Carl Davidson : Mondragon Diaries I: Bridges to Socialism
Not paradise, but close: Mondragon Cooperatives in Spain’s Basque Country. Photo from Model-Economy.Mondragon Diaries, Day OneBridges to 21st century socialism:Why humanity comes first at workBy Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / September 20, 2010 “This is not paradise and … Continue reading
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Tagged Basque Country, Carl Davidson, Europe, Labor, Socialism, Spain, Workers Cooperatives
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