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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Jay D. Jurie : Gotham and the Real World
Aurora, Colorado:Gotham and the real world Particularly when the economy is in decline and the political environment is in disarray, these suburbs lend themselves to what Thoreau called ‘lives of quiet desperation.’ By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Aurora Shootings, Gun Laws, Jay D. Jurie, Sociology, Suburbs, Urban Culture, Violence
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Jack A. Smith : What’s Really Happening in Syria?
Free Syrian Army fighter near Idlib, Syria. Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP.What’s really happening in Syria? The principal Obama Administration target in this complex affair is Iran, not Syria. The Syrian government must fall because it is Iran’s main … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, Iran, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Jim Turpin on the Myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’
Jim Turpin, center, with Rag Radio’s Tracey Schulz, left, and Thorne Dreyer in the KOOP studios, Austin, Texas, July 13, 2012.Rag Radio interview:Peace activist Jim Turpinon the myth of ‘American exceptionalism’ By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / July … Continue reading
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Tagged American Exceptionalism, Interview, Jim Turpin, Peace Movement, Podcast, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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John Perkins : Occupy the Dam
Three hundred indigenous people, small farmers, fisherfolk, and local residents occupied the Belo Monte Dam project at the Xingu River, Brazil, on June 15, 2012 Photo by Atossa Soltani / Amazon Watch / Spectral Q. Go here for photo essay. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Brazil, Direct Action, Ecology, Indigenous People, John Perkins, Occupy Movement, Rainforest
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Don Swift : Paranoid Politics and the Legitimacy Crisis
Graphic from Framing the Dialogue. Inset images below from NeoRepublica and Pushed to the Left.Paranoid politics:How the legitimacy crisis helps the Republicans The growing lack of confidence in government and democracy occurred most with white, blue-collar people. The extent to … Continue reading
Larry Ray : The Duchess of Romney and ‘You People’
The Duchess of Romney. Graphic by Larry Ray, with apologies to Quentin Matsys.Dispatch from the ‘uncanny valley’:The Duchess of Romney and ‘you people‘ Phony and snobby aloofness doesn’t play well with Americans. By Larry Ray | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Ann Romney, Larry Ray, Mitt Romney, Mormon Church
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Harry Targ : Fairness in Hypocrisy Valley
Image from Occasional Links and Commentary.Fairness in Hypocrisy Valley Since elections, the public expression of political power, are significantly determined by millionaires, trustees at Hypocrisy Valley usually are the wealthy and powerful. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, Corporate Power, Harry Targ, Higher Education, Political Corruption, Political Satire
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Philip L. Russell : Who Won the Mexican Election?
Protesters from Yosoy132 hold a mock funeral for “domocracia” during march in Mexico City, Saturday, July 14. Photo by Bernardo Montoya / Reuters.An observers’ manual:Who won the Mexican election? Charges of vote-buying and exceeding campaign spending limits notwithstanding, there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Enrique Peña Nieto, Latin America, Lopez Obrador, Mexican Elections, Philip L. Russell, Voter Fraud
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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Intelligence
Image from A Blog for English Lovers.Intelligence Cognition is how we acquire knowledge. Intelligence is what we do with it. By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / July 19, 2012 Cognition, which I talked about last time, is how … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Broad Opposition to Grotesque Military Spending
“Miss Corporate America” and the “Bloated Military Budget” at Tax Day action in Eugene, Oregon, 2008. Image from NWTRCC.Grotesque military spendingis broadly opposed Now is a good time for peace activists to expand education about the history of unchallenged military … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, Military Spending, Peace Movement, U.S. Military
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Jim Simons reflects on his life and times with former law partner, Cam Cunningham, who died earlier this month, and their work defending Movement activists, anti-war GIs, and others in the heady late ’60s and ’70s. In 1971, Jim remembers, … Continue reading
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