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Yearly Archives: 2008
Houston Venezuelan Consulate Closed : Bush’s Last Shot at Chavez
Bush and Venezuela: Closed consulates and closed mindsBy Robert Buzzanco / November 17, 2008 Robert Buzzanco is Professor and Chairman, Department of History, University of Houston. He is the author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Presidency, Houston, Hugo Chavez, Imperialism, Latin America, Texas, Venezuela
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The Sunday Funnies: 52 Pickup
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
SCULPTURE / Kris Kuksi : The Theocon State
The Theocon State by Kris Kuksi.Sculptor Kris Kuksi in his own words: I get inspired by the industrial world, all the rigidity of machinery, the network of pipes, wires, refineries, etc. Then I join that with an opposite of flowing … Continue reading
Supremes : Mummified Dogs, Homophobes Figure into Decision on Religious Freedom
Signs from Westbury Baptist Church in Kansas: They want to build a statue of slain gay student Matthew Shepherd, with an inscription claiming he’s in Hell. Photo from Westboro website godhatesfags.com Mummified Maggie. The Supreme Court is hearing “Pleasant Grove … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Freedom of Speech, Homophobia, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court
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Eschenbach: Solving the Subprime Crisis
Treating the disease, not the symptoms: a comparison of proposed solutions to the problems resulting from the bursting of the housing bubble.By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2008 There have been a variety of proposals for … Continue reading
Anti-Military Industrial Complex Protest in Vermont
Vermont Against General Dynamics: Confronting the Military Industrial ComplexBy Ben Dangl / November 16, 2008 On November 1st, in Montpelier, the capital of Vermont, one hundred activists gathered to protest against General Dynamics, a weapons manufacturer operating in the state. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Military Industrial Complex, Political Protest
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On Adopting China’s Keynesian Economic Policies
John Maynard KeynesThe Triumph of Keynes: China’s Greatest ExportBy Moshe Adler / November 14, 2008 Anyone who is wondering why Chairman Ben Bernanke and Secretary Henry Paulson favor fantastically expensive bailouts of private firms instead of Keynesian policies of direct … Continue reading
Stocking stuffer…
Thanks to Roger Baker / The Rag Blog
Read the Signs : Prop 8 Kickstarts a Movement
Charlotte rally against Prop. 8: Republican Reid Read (beard, backwards NASCAR cap, with sign): No hater. See brother Kirk’s sign below.‘It is ironic that the gay marriage issue has served as a launch pad for a militant protest movement.’By Jeff … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Gay Marriage, Gay Movement, Homophobia, Proposition 8, Social Protest
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Thorne Dreyer: Intelligent Exchange on Gay Hate
Obbop: ‘Piss on the Gays’By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2008 I post most of The Rag Blog’s material to social networking site Reddit. Yesterday I sent a link to an article brother Richard Jehn placed … Continue reading
‘Two Party’ or Not ‘Two Party’ : A Rag Blog Discussion on Change
The following is part of a discussion among members of Austin MDS about the election of Obama, the possibility of real change through the Democratic Party, and the efficacy of the third party option. Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Democracy, Democratic Party, Obama Presidency, Progressive Movement, The Left, Two Party System
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