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Yearly Archives: 2008
Groups Protest Honor for Anti-Gay Crusader James Dobson
James Dobson leads flock in prayer during an anti-gay “Battle for Marriage” rally.Uproar over plans to induct evangelist Dobson into broadcast hall of fame.By Michelle Garcia / October 2, 2008 Four organizations are demanding that the Museum of Broadcast Communications … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part III
Caracas: Cachapa de jojoto con queso de mano. Photo credit: Xosé Castro. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart III: Friendly Internal CritiqueBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 At the beginning of … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky on Latin American and Caribbean Unity
Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Photo by Alizar Raldes / AFP / Getty Images.‘The initiatives taken in Venezuela have had a significant impact throughout the subcontinent, what has now come to be called “the pink … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Noam Chomsky, Social Change, Socialism, World Economy
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BANNED BOOKS : ‘Grapes Of Wrath’ And The Politics of Book Burning
Clell Pruett burns a copy of The Grapes Of Wrath as Bill Camp and another leader of the Associated Farmers stand by. At the time this photograph was taken, Pruett had not read the novel. Years later, after he read … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Banned Books Week, Books, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, John Steinibeck
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Congressional Bailout Add-Ons : Lotsa Pork in This Baby
Bullseye: Bailout bill now festooned with corporate tax breaks including one for a company that makes arrows for children.By Ryan J. Donmoyer / October 1, 2008 Rose City Archery Inc., an Oregon company that makes arrows used by children, hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressional Bailout, Corporate Welfare, Tax Breaks, Wall Street Bailout
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Ike Aftermath : Residents of Galveston Public Housing Given Heave-Ho
Clean up after Ike in Galveston. Now it’s the human toll that must be dealt with.Galveston’s public housing residents ordered out with nowhere to go.Residents of Galveston’s storm-devastated public housing projects have been ordered to clear their belongings out — … Continue reading
Condi Rice: Just Another BushCo War Criminal
Rice Admits She Led High-Level White House Talks About TortureBy Jason Leopold / September 30, 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has admitted for the first time that she led high-level discussions beginning in 2002 with other senior Bush administration … Continue reading
Food Production and Delivery : We May Have to Rethink the Model
‘We all know eating locally grown foods is best and during the normal harvest season we buy locally when we have the choice.’By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / October 1, 2008 Most models of present and future food … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Economy, Food Delivery, Food Production, Nutrition
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British Ambassador : Afghanistan Situation Is Bad
Memo Leak Says Mission In Afghanistan DoomedBy Cernig / October 1, 2008 I’d recently begun to think there was no way back from seven years of Bush administration mismanagement in Afghanistan – but it’s still shocking to hear it from … Continue reading
Sarah Palin : Dinosaurs and Men on Earth Together
Devil Dinosaur #2.According to Palin the two species coexisted 6,000 years ago, about 65 million years after dinosaurs are believed to have become extinct.By Rachel Weiner / September 28, 2008 The LA Times reports: Soon after Sarah Palin was elected … Continue reading
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Tagged Creationism, Dinosaurs, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Religious Right, Sarah Palin, Science
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The Poetry of Sarah Palin
Recent works by the Republican vice presidential candidate.By Hart Seely / October 1, 2008 See some of Sarah Palin’s finest work, Below. It’s been barely six weeks since the arctic-fresh voice of Alaskan poet Sarah Heath Palin burst upon the … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part II
Rosa León in local church with writer during February 12 celebrations of La Victoria’s liberation from Spain. Photo: Ron Ridenour. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart II: The Rose LionessBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
