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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Ron Jacobs : Cops and Contradictions
Demonstrators form a “human oil spill” in Burlington, VT, July 30, 2012. Photo by Sarah Harris / North Country Public Radio. Inset image below: Riot police used rubber bullets, sting ball pellets, and pepper spray against Burlington demonstraters. Image from … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Paul Ryan, Dan Senor, and the Return of the Neocons
Neocon spin doctor Dan Senor. Image from Getty Images. Inset below: Dan Senor, Mitt Romney, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Image from ThinkProgress.Enter Dan Senor… Ryan a pawn in neocon return Dan Senor, who supplied Republicans with spin in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Dan Senor, Mitt Romney, Neocons, Paul Ryan, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Roger Baker : Converging Global Crises and Why We Deny Them
Cartoon from Belonging Las Vegas. Converging global crisesand why we deny them It is the system itself that is unsustainable, but the public tends to interpret the problem as being a function of bad leadership. By Roger Baker | The … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Global Crisis, Global Warming, Peak Food, Peak Oil, Population Growth, Roger Baker
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Devon G. Peña : The Commodity Form Goes Molecular
Cyborg. Artist unknown. Image (and inset images below) from Environmental and Food Justice.Capitalism and synthetic biology:The commodity form goes molecular By Devon G. Peña | The Rag Blog | August 22, 2012 “We’re moving from reading the genetic code to … Continue reading
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Tagged Devon G. Peña, Ethics, Genetic Engineering, Science, Synthetic Biology
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VERSE / Larry Piltz : Hasan’s Beard
Hasan’s Beard Not one to turn the other cheekHasan’s Beard bristled at the charges.Not guilty by reason of inanity!Not even accessory after the fact.Yet military justice had Hasan’s Beard by the short onesand Hasan’s Beard would ultimately take it on … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : The Ties That Bind Paul Ryan and Todd Akin
Graphic from Eclectablog.Paul Ryan and Todd Akin: The ties that bind Rape-denier Todd Akin is right in line with the GOP’s staunchly anti-abortion platform. And so is Ryan. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | August 22, 2012 Republicans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Marilyn Katz, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, Todd Akin, War on Women, Women's Health
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The Rag Blog : Peace and Justice Activist Tom Hayden in Austin
Progressive activist and New Left pioneer:Tom Hayden in Austin Saturday The Rag Blog and Rag Radio are presenting progressive activist and New Left icon Tom Hayden at the 5604 Manor Community Center, 5604 Manor Rd. in Austin, on Saturday, August … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Caravan for Peace, Drug War, Javier Sicilia, New Left, Port Huron Statement, Progressive Activists, SDS, Sixties, The Rag Blog, Tom Hayden
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Harry Targ : The Campaign Against Social Security
Rep. Paul Ryan talks to media April 1, 2008, about his budget plan. Ryan wants to privatize Social Security. Photo by AP.The media relaunches the campaign against social security The addition of Congressman Paul Ryan to the Romney ticket is … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Mainstream Media, Paul Ryan, Right Wing Politics, Social Security
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : In a World Without Reason
Paranoia, hedonism, and resistance:In a world without reason By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | August 20, 2012 [Drop City by T.C. Boyle (2003: Viking); Hardback; 464 pp.; $25.95. King of the City by Michael Moorcock (2001: William Morrow); … Continue reading
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Tagged Arundhati Roy, Books, Michael Moorcock, Ron Jacobs, T.C. Boyle
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