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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Life During Wartime : If Obama Isn’t Willing
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog
George McGovern : Get Out of Iraq. Now.
Former Sen. George S. McGovern, Democratic candidate for President, 1972. Are we now going to ignore for another three years the public mandate of 2006 against this costly, preemptive war based on deceit? And how can we justify putting thousands … Continue reading
Tom Hayden Comic : Partial Peace, Looming War
Partial Peace, Looming WarText by Tom Hayden.Illustrated by Sam Marlow and Ellis Rosen. Edited by Paul Buhle.Published by The Rag Blog. CLICK TO ENLARGE See additional frames, Below. CLICK TO ENLARGE CLICK TO ENLARGE CLICK TO ENLARGE [Tom Hayden, a … Continue reading
Look for It : The Unemployment Channel
TALL Funding Proposal A-0001: The Unemployment Channel (UC) By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / April 21, 2009 Ah, the common folk. How we do pile up. Come May Day 2009 there will be about 14 million unemployed, twice … Continue reading
Dissecting Ahmadinejad’s Address to Durban II
Durban II: Alethophobic BoogalooBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2009 “There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.” — Dorothy Thompson … Continue reading
Fighting the Unions : Card Check, FDR, and Right-Wing History
Anti-union cartoon from the National Association of Manufacturers Collection, Hagley Museum & Library, published in Z Magazine. The anti-labor campaign is a component of the broader strategy by the Republican Party and frenetic conservative commentators to paint a picture in … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, FDR, Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Obama Administration, Right Wing
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The Bookselling Magic of Hugo Chavez
Two days ago, Amazon.com had Open Veins of Latin America rated at 54,295 in sales. By Sunday night, the book had jumped all the way up to number two… By jobsanger / April 20, 2009 It’s beginning to look like … Continue reading
Master Sgt. Hatley — Convicted for Killing Iraqis — Was ‘Smear’ Blogger
A US soldier frisks a man north of Baghdad. Photo from AFP.Sergeant convicted for executing four handcuffed Iraqis had attacked fellow soldier and New Republic writer online. By Brian Beutler A senior enlisted U.S. Army soldier — Master Sergeant John … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Iraq Occupation, U.S. Military, War Crimes
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Keith Joseph : Communication on the Left Must Embrace the New Technology
Hawker sells the Revolutionary Woker at a 2003 New York anti-war protest. Photo from asparagirl’s photoblog.Newspaper Hawkers, Websites, and Plans for Revolutionary Organization By Keith Joseph / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2009 One of the great curiosities of … Continue reading
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Tagged Grass Roots Organizing, Internet, Networking, Newspapers, The Left
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Chris Jordan : The Photographer as Agent of Environmental Change
Chris Jordan took this photo at a Florida cellphone-processing plant, which he says sorts about 50,000 phones a month. Working ones are resold; the rest are shredded and burned to recover a tiny amount of gold in each one. “Pound … Continue reading
Israeli War Crimes Continue: Palestinian Dead
After shooting one Palestinian demonstrator, Israeli soldiers call out, ‘Do you want more gas?’By Philip Weiss / April 18, 2009 This is a fuller video than the short, shocking video we posted last night depicting the killing of Bassem Ibrahim … Continue reading
Sid Eschenbach: Myth-Busting for Dummies
An Idiot’s Guide to Myth-BustingBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / April 19, 2009 All things come to an end, and this deep recession will not be the exception no matter what policy roads are taken. However, the speed … Continue reading
