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Jonah Raskin : Outsiders in El Norte

Undocumented Mexican immigrant awaits deportation. Photo by Los Angeles Times / Calisphere. This is an except from my new, forthcoming book about farmers, farm workers, the environment, food for the Rag Blog. — Jonah. Field Days:Outsiders in El Norte By … Continue reading

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We Need You Now More Than Ever

Seam Marauder Palin – that’d be my name if I was Sarah’s kid. Better check out the link in this article to find out who you would’ve been if born to that woman. Maybe you’ll think long and hard about … Continue reading

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Obama and The Onion : Reflections on the Uses of Satire

‘Cooter Obama’ chases pig on Capitol lawn. Photo from controversial satirical article in The Onion. Photo © Copyright 2008, Onion, Inc. I recently chuckled at a satirical piece I found at The Onion’s website and reposted it here on The … Continue reading

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Texas Democrats Riding High

Barack Obama campaigning in Austin during the Texas Democratic primary. Photo by AP.How Democrats Could Turn Texas Into the Blue Star StateBy Bob Moser The followinig article on the resurgence of the Democratic Party in Texas appears in the July … Continue reading

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Journalism : OUT OF PRINT!

Arianna Huffington questions newspapers’“veneer of unassailable trustworthiness.” Drawing courtesy of New Yorker.The death and life of the American newspaperBy Eric Alterman The following article on the state of the newspaper in America today first appeared in the March 31, 2008 … Continue reading

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Americans Consider This News?

They Met The ResistanceBy Mike Ferner Meeting Resistance, portrays a side of the Iraqi insurgency President Bush doesn’t want the world to see. 11/02/07 “ICH ” — – On one of those beautiful, fall Sunday mornings that can make you … Continue reading

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