Tag Archives: United Nations

Lamar W. Hankins :
We must act on Islamic State genocide

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Alice Embree

There should be little doubt that the Islamic State has committed genocide; its leaders regularly admit to that continuing war crime. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | October 25, 2015 “This is genocide.” Every time I read … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith :
Climate Change Confab Brings Too Little Too Late

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Climate change activists in Warsaw, Friday, November 22, 2013, portray, from right, French President Francois Hollande, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Obama, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo by Czarek Sokolowski, / AP. Climate Change meeting in Warsaw brings … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Peruvian Scholar/Activist Cristina Herencia, UN Observer on Indigenous Issues

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia in the studios of KOOP Radio, Austin, Texas, Friday, June 14, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Social psychologist Cristina Herencia,UN observer on Indigenous Issues Sponsored by the United Tribal … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Is Iran Shifting its Message?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Diplomacy, Murdoch style. Image from Twitchy Media.Is Iran trying to tell ussomething we won’t hear? The rhetoric of the well-orchestrated anti-Iranian crowds outside was even bloodier than the Iranians had ever been… By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Syrian Policy Looks Familiar to Cubans

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Members of UN General Assembly vote on Saudi Arabian-sponsored draft resolution against Syria. Photo by Kathy Willens / AP.Syrian policy looks familiar to Cubans Those who sponsored the resolution condemning violence were the same nations that had ‘played a major … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Cristina Herencia on Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia on Rag Radio, Friday, June 29, 2012. Video by Jeff Zavala of ZGraphix who filmed the show live at the KOOP studios in Austin.Rag Radio:Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herenciaon indigenous peoples and globalization By Rag … Continue reading →

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Ansel Herz : Behind the Barricades in Haiti

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Coffins used as street barricades in Cap-Haiten, Haiti. Photo by Ansel Herz / Mediahacker / The Rag Blog.Streets barricaded in Cap-Haitien:Protests in Haiti have popular support By Ansel Herz / November 19, 2010 CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The first barricade looked … Continue reading →

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Margarita Alarcón : 50 Years of Cuban Embargo is Enough

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cuban president Raul Castro at Cuba’s National Assembly in Havana. Photo by Ismael Francisco /AFP/ Getty images.‘Four Riders’ and the Cuban embargo:Fifty years should be enough By Margarita Alarcón / The Rag Blog / November 6, 2010 In 1992, a … Continue reading →

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Ansel Herz : Cholera Spreads in Haiti

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, MINUSTAH soldier points his gun at former Austin activist/independent journalist Ansel Herz in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 15, 2010, at a demonstration against the renewal of MINUSTAH, the UN peackeeping mission. Photo from Gaentantguevara / Flickr. For more about … Continue reading →

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Amy Goodman : Climate Change is the Real Deal

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

This Greenland glacier split in two, sending a 100 sqare mile iceberg floating off into the Arctic Ocean. Image from Mirror, U.K.News at 11:How climate change affects you By Amy Goodman / August 13, 2010 Our daily weather reports, cheerfully … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Access to Water Is a Human Right

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Clean water should be a human right,Not a capitalist commodity By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 5, 2010 A vote took place in the United Nations a few days ago that could eventually have far-reaching effects on … Continue reading →

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Bolivia’s Evo Morales : Putting the Coca Back in Cola

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bolivian President Evo Morales and Coca Colla. Above, photo from 1buenaidea.com. Below, photo by Red Erbol / Abiding in Bolivia.Supports new coca-based drink:Evo Morales tells Coke to take a hike By Nikolas Kozloff / April 2, 2010 Move over Coca-Cola: … Continue reading →

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