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Yearly Archives: 2008
Where Teardrops Fall
Antonio Neri Licon, “Nerilicon” / El Economista, Mexico City The Rag Blog / Posted June 25, 2008
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Time for a Grand Inquest into Bush’s High Crimes
Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. We have witnessed a staggering abuse of power by the president By Robert L. Borosage / June 24, 2008 One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s first acts upon taking the gavel was to rule impeachment … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Impeachment, Congress, Democratic Party, George W. Bush, High Crimes, Impeachment
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Sarah Bird : How Gay It Would Be
I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw — he’s straight.By Sarah Bird / June 25, 2008 Novelist Sarah Bird lives in Austin. I know, I know — … Continue reading
Look Out Denver
“How can we make ourselves less frightening? We aren’t this scary image that protesters often get painted as.” – Zoe Williams, CodePink. Photo by Joe Amon, The Denver Post.New generation plans dissentat Democratic ConventionBy Colleen O’Connor / June 22, 2008 … Continue reading
War in Iraq? What War in Iraq?
For the people in Iraq, the war is full time. A woman wept as the body of a relative was borne to burial in Najaf. Photo by Alaa Al-Marjani/APReporters Say Networks Put War on Back BurnerBy Brian Stelter / June … Continue reading
Liposuction: The Key to Energy Independence
Living off the fat of the landBy Barbara Ehrenreich / June 24, 2008 Everyone talks about our terrible dependency on oil — foreign and otherwise — but hardly anyone mentions what it is. Fossil fuel, all right, but whose fossils? … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Biofuel, Energy, Humor, Liposuction, Obesity, Satire
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Books : Gore Vidal’s Inconvenient Truths
Gore Vidal at his house in Malibu, Calif., in September 2006. Photo by Joshua Lutz/Redux.“The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal” reminds us that this combative political provocateur is also one of our finest literary critics. By Louis Bayard / June … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Intellectuals, Literary Criticism, Literature, Writers
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Russ Feingold Stands Alone
Why Can’t Dems Be Tough On Security And Civil Liberties?By Seth Colter Walls / June 24, 2008 If you are a hardcore civil libertarian — the kind of citizen whose heart rate goes up at the mention of obscure legislative … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Congress, Democratic Party, Intelligence, National Security Agency, Public Opinion
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Austin Rock Musician Benny Thurman Dead at 65
By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | June 24, 2008 Benny Thurman, a founding member and bassist of the famed sixties rock group the Thirteenth Floor Elevators, died this past Sunday, June 22 in Austin. Thurman was in intensive … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Floor Elevators, Austin, Benny Thurman, Deaths, Music, Musicians, Psychedelia, Rock 'n Roll, Texas
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Republicans – aka "The Sick Fuck Party"
Charlie BlackCharlie Black, McCain aide, stirs a flap with a frank commentBy Don Frederick / June 23, 2008 Charlie Black has had his moment of straight talk … and chances are he’s not going to let it happen again. Longtime … Continue reading
Stories of Criminal Injustice and the Black Panther Party
Louisiana State PenitentiaryJudge: Mistakes led to ‘Angola 3’ convictionBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2008 Mariann Wizard is a long-time Austin activist, a member of MDS/Austin and a regular contributor to The Rag Blog AUSTIN, TX. … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Austin, Black Panthers, Criminal Justice, Political Prisoners
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Let the Oil Execs Answer to the Facts
James HansenPut oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientistBy Ed Pilkington /June 23, 2008 James Hansen, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be … Continue reading
