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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Tasers: Not As Safe As Law-Enforcement Thinks
Stun guns like this Taser X26 shown in a 2005 photograph are intended as a nonlethal alternative to guns for law enforcement. Photo: Herb Swanson/AP.UCSF study raises doubts about stun gun safetyBy Elizabeth Fernandez / January 24, 2009 The number … Continue reading
Another War, Another DefeatBy John J. Mearsheimer / January 26, 2009 The Gaza offensive has succeeded in punishing the Palestinians but not in making Israel more secure. Israelis and their American supporters claim that Israel learned its lessons well from … Continue reading
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Obama Government Bombs Pakistan
Obama bombs Pakistan – from warrantless wiretaps to bombing in countries we are not at war with and who understandably object to this invasion and murder of their people. I am not euphoric yet. Substitute “Austin” for “Pakistan” in the … Continue reading
Michelle Obama’s Yellow Dress : Shades of Oshun
“Oshun” by Brigid Ashwood.Oshun is an Afro-Cuban goddess of love, maternity and marriage.By Karen Lee Wald / The Rag Blog / January 24, 2009 Since several people commented that Michelle Obama was wearing a yellow dress designed by a Cuban … Continue reading
Ruthy and the Pedal People : Taking Out the Trash
Ruthy Woodring: Garbage duty in the Massachusetts winter. Photo courtesy the Pedal People. I like Ruthy’s special combination of valuing personal independence and community interdependence. I’ve rarely met a young woman who seems as fearless and sanguine about the world, … Continue reading
Ending the War on Drugs: The Story of Howard Wooldridge
Saddling Up for LegalizationBy Tom Moates / January 2009 “Cops say, ‘Legalize Pot,’ ask me why.” The big plain letters spelling this message across an otherwise basic T-shirt popped out at the onlooker, and were easily discernable at considerable distance … Continue reading
Bolivia : The Victory of Leftist Populism
Bolivian peasant passes by campaign posters for President Evo Morales.Remember Latin America? Something’s happening down there. By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / January 24, 2009 See ‘From Rightist Chaos to Leftist Constitutionalism:The Institutionalization of Bolivian Populism’ by Chris … Continue reading
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Robert Redford : A Reprieve for the Utah Wilderness
Mesa Arch at Canyonlands National Park. Finally, the greater good has prevailed over the profit of the few. For eight long years, the Bush administration acted not as the steward of our natural heritage, but as the broker of shady … Continue reading
To The Rag Blog Community
“The people working on The Rag Blog ‘get it.’ They understand the creative and interactive side of today’s new media. More important, they understand its role as a dynamic and participatory instrument of social change.”— Carl Davidson, Progressives for Obama, … Continue reading
Global Warming: A George Will Harrumph
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Will says there is no man made global warming, and that it is all going to be OK? All the scientific warming measurements for 2008 are inconsequential? And he is called the … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Is Obama Rethinking Afghanistan?
‘Obama seems to be repositioning himself in the direction of Afghanistan diplomacy while not retreating from his campaign rhetoric.’By Tom Hayden / January 20, 2009 President Obama pledged to “forge a hard-earned peace on Afghanistan” today, a potentially significant reformulation … Continue reading
