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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Growing the War in Libya By Steve Weissman, RSN Special Coverage: Egypt’s Struggle for Democracy If America and its NATO allies flew into battle over Libya to prevent a bloodbath in Benghazi, as President Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron of … Continue reading →

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Emily Hellewell : Public Radio and the West Texas Wildfires

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Southwest Incident Management Team conducted burnouts April 19 near the McDonald Observatory in far west Texas. Photo by Frank Cianciolo / McDonald Observatory / Marfa Public Radio.Why public radio maters:Marfa station is critical resourceduring west Texas wildfires By Emily … Continue reading →

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Sherman DeBrosse : The Republican Bait and Switch

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bait and switch:The Republican assault on Medicare By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 21, 2011 The Republicans used the election of 2010 to pull off an impressive bait-and-switch operation. They campaigned against health care reform because it … Continue reading →

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Obama, 2012, and Rethinking ‘Hope’

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Taking a second look. Barack Obama “Hope” poster by Shepard Fairey. Image from afagen / Flickr.Focusing ‘Hope’:Obama and the 2012 elections By Bill Fletcher, Jr. / The Rag Blog / April 21, 2011 Rather than dwell on the question of … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : The Divine Right of Greed

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Deng Coy Miel, Singapore.(On being mad as hell…)The divine right of greed By David Van Os / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2011 Most of the income of the super-rich is in capital gains such as … Continue reading →

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Steve Weissman : Sarkozy’s Role in the Libyan Rebellion

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

President Nicholas Sarkozy shown with embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.Did French President Sarkozy set up Obama’s Benghazi nightmare? By Steve Weissman / The Rag Blog / March 19, 2011 PARIS — Even as Barack Obama struggles to reduce America’s public … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Waning Gibbous Moon is Time to Release the Old

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Through the clouds: Waning gibbous moon. Image from Moonmooring.Moon Musings:Waning gibbous moon(April 20 – 26, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / April 19, 2011 This is a moon-phase useful for releasing the old, removing unwanted negative energies, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Republicans and ‘Medicare As We Know It’

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rep. Paul Ryan and ‘medicare as we know it.’ Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.(but should be made ineffective…)Republicans agree that Medicare is essentialBy Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2011 This past week, House … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Political Idiots and Economic Dementia

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Aldous Huxley: the “dogmatism and proselytizing zeal… of religious or political idiots.”Huxley’s ‘political idiots’ andpublic health in America By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2011 “At least two thirds of our miseries spring from … Continue reading →

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John Aloysius Farrell : The Koch Brothers’ Web of Influence

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Koch Inc., headquartered in Wichita, Kan., spends tens of millions of dollars to lobby Congress and federal agencies on issues ranging from oil and gas to the estate tax. Photo by Larry W. Smith / AP.The Koch brothers’ web of … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Malalai Joya is a Champion for Afghan Women

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Malalai Joya. Image from antiwarcommittee.com.A champion for Afghan women:On hearing Malalai Joya By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS — I met the bravest person in the world Friday night, April 1, at St. Joan … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : U.S. Military Spending Way Out of Whack

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hogging the pie:U.S. military spending gone wild By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2011 The chart above shows just how much out of whack the United States spending on its military really is. The U.S. has … Continue reading →

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