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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Texas Board of Education : Who’s Afraid of Thomas Jefferson?
Mount Rushmore by Nizar. Cartoon from toonpool.Why is Texas afraid of Thomas Jefferson? Jefferson remains a threat in the eyes of interested parties because his vision for democracy required more than consumerism and optional participation in periodic voting days. By … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Revolution, Democracy, Education, Texas, Textbooks, Thomas Jefferson
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Berlin : Promoting the General Welfare
Frieze by New Deal sculptor Lenore Thomas at Center School in Greenbelt, Maryland.Photo by Anomalous_A’s / Flickr.Americans in Berlin:How do we ‘promote the general welfare’? By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2010 BERLIN — The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, David MacBryde, Germany, Health Care Reform, U.S. Constitution
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Larry Piltz : Richard Bowden is an Instrument for Peace
Richard Bowden, organizer of the Million Musicians March for Peace, plays with Leeann Atherton at the Rag Blog Benefit Bash and Albert Einstein 131st Birthday Party at Jovita’s, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Richard … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Austin, Larry Piltz, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Action
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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : After Armageddon
Dead City: “Melt Away.” Charcoal drawing by Darlene Muto / mutoart.com After Armageddon After Armageddon,when all the self-righteous have been Raptured upby their vengeful, self-absorbed God,things can get back to normal around here. Tribes will meet again by the rivers,at … Continue reading
Nuke Pushers to Vermont : ‘Drop Dead’
Graphic from Symon Sez.Nuclear industry tells Vermont(And everybody else): Drop dead! By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 The nuclear power industry is sending a clear and forceful message to the citizens of Vermont: “Drop Dead.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Power, Vermont
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Why’s There no Money for Education? (Hint: War)
Photo from .M.’s photostream / Flickr.The legacy of ‘starving the state’ The project of privatizing the educational system, by starving the public system, has been paralleled by a fundamental feature of American government, the existence of a Permanent War Economy. … Continue reading
Memo from the Blackland Prairie : Obama and the Texas Family Farm
Blackland Prairie. Image from Texas Parks and Wildlife.Subsistence farming and big agribusiness:Obama stops the massive subsidies By Jane Leatherman Van Praag / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 I live on and manage our family farm just south of … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : The U.S. Must Stop Israel’s Drunk Driving
Image from Peace World Journal.Don’t let your friends drive drunk:U.S. must do more than wring its hands By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 “Cursed be he who moves back his neighbor’s territory-marker. And all … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, U.S. Foreign Policy
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2010 Census : $400 Billion Handout With 10 Questions
And our hands have 10 fingers. 2010 Census:That’s $40 billion per question… By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 The 2010 Census form came in the mail Tuesday morning, March 16th. I made a cup of … Continue reading
BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Al Sandine’s ‘Taming of the American Crowd’
The Cyber Crowd:Reinventing the Crowd for the Age of Cyberspace By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 [The Taming of the American Crowd: From Stamp Riots to Shopping Sprees, By Al Sandine. (Monthly Review Press, November … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Jonah Raskin, Marxism, Political Theory, Popular Culture, Sociology
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American Health Care : A Plague on the Sick and Infirm
Image from The Seattle Times.Reform coming to a vote:The Black Death and health care in AmericaBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 17, 2010 In October of 1347 a ship docked in Messina, Sicily, after picking … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care Reform, Medicine, World History
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Tom Keough : The Unionization of Starbucks and the Rape of Kati Moore
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. California teen girl sues Starbucks over sexual abuse Seattle-based Starbucks is feeling the heat over an ex-worker’s accusations of sex abuse on the job. And an ABC News investigation has uncovered evidence that it’s part … Continue reading
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Tagged IWW, Labor Unions, Political Cartoon, Sexual Abuse, Starbucks, Tom Keough, Women
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