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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Social security in France and the US. By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 22,2011 [This is the fourth in a series of dispatches from France by The Rag Blog‘s David P. Hamilton.] Social security in France … Continue reading

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Lamar W. Hankins : When Religion Restricts Our Freedom

Image from Crooks and Liars.When religion restricts our freedom:Catholic bishops and aid in dying By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2011 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently revised its policies concerning the care … Continue reading

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Robert S. Becker : The Environmental Rabble-Rousing of Diane Wilson

Environmental activist Diane Wilson in a still from the PBS documentary, Texas Gold.Eco-Outlaw Diane Wilson:The environmental rabble-rousing of an unreasonable woman By Robert S. Becker / OpEd News / June 21, 2011 Environmental activist and author Diane Wilson will be … Continue reading

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Ted McLaughlin : We’re Killing Off Our Oceans

Coral reefs are subject to “multiple stressors” that could destroy many within a human generation. Image from IPSO / BBC.Multiple factors at work:Killing off the oceans By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2011 There has been … Continue reading

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SPORT / Dave Zirin : When Muhammad Ali Took the Weight

Muhammad Ali, the former Cassius Clay, was convicted by a U.S. federal court in Houston on June 20, 1967. Above, he is shown when refusing induction at the Houston draft board, April 28, 1967. At his right is the Rev. … Continue reading

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FILM / Bob Simmons : The Cave of Forgotten Austin

And it’s all in 3-D!Werner Herzog, Second Street,and the Cave of Forgotten Austin By Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog / June 20, 2011 Bob Simmons will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, July 1, 2011, 2-3 p.m. … Continue reading

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Chellis Glendinning : ‘Decepción’ in Bolivia

Militant ambivalence? A demonstrator holds portraits of President Evo Morales during a protest in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo from Reuters.Evo on the rocks:Decepción in Bolivia By Chellis Glendinning / The Rag Blog / June 16, 2011 COCHABAMBA, Bolivia — A … Continue reading

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Saving Granny from Vouchercare

Political cartoon by Nick Anderson / Houston Chronicle.Unkindest cut of all:Saving Granny from Vouchercare By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / June 15, 2011 “Avarice has so seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess … Continue reading

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Kate Braun : Summer Solstice is Festival of Light and Energy

“Summer Solstice.” Image from LestOut.A festival of light and energy:Summer Solstice: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 “In the daytime hiding ‘mongst the dewy blade of grass but when it’s night, firefly’s lantern burns bright…” By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Christine Shearer : How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth

Merchants of Doubt:How a handful of scientistsobscured the truth Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway uncover the history of a small group of Cold War scientists and advisers who battled anything, including scientific research, that might threaten their vision of American … Continue reading

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Margarita Alarcón : Five Reasons to Remember the Pentagon Papers

Daniel Ellsberg speaks to reporters outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 1973. Ellsberg’s co-defendant, Anthony Russo is at center right. Photo by AP.Five reasons to rememberthe Pentagon Papers By Margarita Alarcón / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading

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Lamar W. Hankins : Jack Kevorkian and the Right to Die

Jack Kavorkian. Image from The Armenian Weekly.Right to Die:The Jack Kevorkianmost Americans did not know By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 13, 2011 While Jack Kevorkian created publicity about the right-to-die issue in his own quirky … Continue reading

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