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Yearly Archives: 2008
Reagan Didn’t Win the Cold War, the Hippies Did
Old Myths From the Age of Idiocy (the One We’re in Now) to Be Replaced by: New Truths for the Age of Reality (the One We Hope to Enter)by Larry Beinhart The Great Republican Disaster, from Reagan to Bush the … Continue reading
Booksigning at Threadgill’s – Sunday, 8 June
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Marilyn Buck Book Party, Sunday June 8, 6 PM
Marilyn will not, of course, be able to attend this event, as she is still confined in federal prison, the longest-held woman political prisoner in the US. But if any RagReaders are in NYC this Sunday, try to stop by; … Continue reading
Global Economy in an Inverted World
Guys shooting craps in musical “Guys and Dolls.”The Stock Market :Shooting Craps From the LeftBy Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2008 [The following comments by Rag Blog contributor Steve Russell are followed by an Op-Ed piece … Continue reading
Alton Kelley : Master of Psychedelic Art
Alton Kelley, 1967. Photo by Bob Seidemann. Alton Kelley, 67, Artist of the 1960s Rock Counterculture, DiesBy William Grimes / June 4, 2008 Alton Kelley, whose psychedelic concert posters for artists like the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Big Brother … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Arts, Counterculture, Deaths, Music, Psychedelia, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties
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BushCo Crimes Build a Mountain
George Bush with General David Petraeus at Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar Province, Iraq, last year; JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesRevealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US controlBy Patrick Cockburn / June 5, 2008 Bush wants 50 military bases, control of … Continue reading
And Why, Exactly, Is This Man Still in Office?
Libby Links Cheney to Plame Leakby Jason Leopold / June 4, 2008 FBI documents obtained by a congressional committee indicate that Vice President Dick Cheney may have authorized his former deputy to leak the identity of covert CIA operative Valerie … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Jon Stewart
Is America ready for a woman or a black President? A succinct analysis: In Larry King’s interview with Jon Stewart, Larry brought up the subject of the primaries and asked him if America was ready for a woman or a … Continue reading
Ocean Acidification – Elevating the Discourse
Ocean Acidification due to Increases in Atmospheric CO2By Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog / June 4, 2008 Not to sound alarmist, but sound the alarm anyway just in case – man-made CO2 and NOx and SO2 emissions may be … Continue reading
Human Rights Groups Press China on 19th Anniversary of Bloody Crackdown
Tiananmen Square, 1989. On the 19th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, civil rights activists are calling for the release of more than 100 prisoners from the 1989 protests ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games. Photo by Jeff … Continue reading
H. Rosen : Hillary Missed Her Chance
I Am Not a Bargaining Chip, I Am a DemocratBy Hilary Rosen / June 4, 2008 Senator Clinton’s speech last night was a justifiably proud recitation of her accomplishments over the course of this campaign, but it did not end … Continue reading
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Tagged Clintons, Feminism, Hillary, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Women
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Who Do You Love?
Who Do You Love? I wish I could understand why I know that Bo Diddley had a one-eyed white bull dog named Lola, yet I can’t remember what year my favorite grandfather died Or his age, for that matter I … Continue reading
