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Monthly Archives: June 2010
“Summer breeze makes me feel fine / blowin’ thru the jasmine of my mind.” Kat Braun tells us that the Summer Solstice — the longest day and shortest night of the year — is a time for contemplating Mother Earth’s … Continue reading
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Robert Jensen : The Vultures and the Hawks
And the empire was off and running: The first atomic bomb (“Little Boy”) on trailer cradle in pit. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Think outside the bomb:No nukes? No empire. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 [A … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Imperialism, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Robert Jensen, U.S. Military
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In 1970, a jury convicted Robert Hillary King of a crime he did not commit and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. He became a member of the Black Panther Party while in Angola State Penitentiary, successfully organizing prisoners … Continue reading
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Korea : ‘Our Forgotten War’ (And our Annual Fantasy)
The Korean War “became a war against an entire nation.” Photo from the National Archives and Records Administration.Seeds of an imperial policy:‘Our Forgotten War’ in Korea By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 “If we stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, Harry Targ, Imperialism, Korean War, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /11
U.S. Rep. Charles Wilson from Texas, on the white horse, visits Afghanistan in 1987. The Hollywood film, Charlie Wilson’s War, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, was based on his story. Photo from AP / Iconic Photos.Part 11: 1981-1987A People’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Charles Wilson, CIA, Feminism, Foreign Policy, South Asia, World History
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Kate Braun : Summer Solstice Seasonal Message
Summer Solstice celebration at Stonehenge, 2005. Photo by Andrew Dunn / Time Machine by Heather Pringle.Summer Solstice:Mother Earth’s balancing act By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 “Summer breeze makes me feel fine,blowin’ thru the jasmine … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Ceremony, Kate Braun, Mythology, Ritual, Summer Solstice
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Marc Estrin : Tea For Two
Image from Twin Towers New York.Tea for two:Peradventures in duopoly capitalism By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / June 20, 2010 Many voices on the left complain about our “one-party” system, the Replutocrats, the entrenched and ubiquitous party of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipartisanship, Capitalism, Democracy, Marc Estrin, Political Philosophy, Two Party System
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William Michael Hanks : Good Government and the Mountain Within Us
Mount Fuji. It’s all in how you look at it.Climbing the mountain:The foundations of good government By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / June 20, 2010 It is interesting how we each, in the progressive community, have different … Continue reading
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Tagged Political Philosophy, Social Change, William Michael Hanks
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Yippie veteran turned law professor Raskin notes the attempt by Apple to censor a new comic book version of Joyce’s “Ulysses” for use on its iPad app, and sees it as part of a continuing and futile puritanical fear of … Continue reading
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Jim Hightower : British Petroleum as Global Corporate Criminal
British Petroleum: the many faces of corporate crime. Photo from BP 50 years in Pictures / TLAXCALA.British Petroleum:Recidivist corporate criminal By Jim Hightower / June 18, 2010 Gosh, how quickly things turn. One day, you’re a strutting peacock — the … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Corporate Corruption, Deepwater Horizon, Environment, Jim Hightower, Oil Drilling, Oil Spill
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Tom Tomorrow : Free-Market-Man
Cartoon by Tom Tomorrow / This Modern World. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Source / Truthout The Rag Blog
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Tagged British Petroleum, Comics, Oil Spill, Political Satire, This Modern World, Tom Tomorrow
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Pitchfork Populism : What Damage Will The Tea Baggers Do?
Photo from jkurt58 / Photobucket.What will they do to America?Right wing populism and the Tea BaggersBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / June 18, 2010 Maybe the great body of Tea Baggers cannot be reached, but we must answer … Continue reading
