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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Evidence Mounts of BP Spraying Toxic Dispersants By Dahr Jamail / September 15, 2010 [The following dispatch from journalist Dahr Jamail, whose work has frequently appeared on The Rag Blog, was distributed by Truthout.] Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of … Continue reading
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Sherman DeBrosse : Tea Baggers, Nativism, and the Fall Elections
Cartoon from the book Heroes of the Fiery Cross (1928) by nativist Branford Clarke that opposed immigration and promoted the Ku Klux Klan. Image from Wikimedia Commons.An open letter to E.J. Dionneconcerning Tea Baggers, nativism,and the possibility of reasoned discussion… … Continue reading
Jeffrey Nightbyrd : Rehearsals for the Apocalypse
Underground journalist and Sixties activist Jeffrey Nightbyrd will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Tuesday, September 14, 2-3 p.m. (CST). To stream Rag Radio live, go here. To listen to this show after … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Austin, Austin Sun, Counterculture, Jeffrey Nightbyrd, Michael Eakin, Underground Press
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Harvey Wasserman : Big Hurt Hits ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
Plant Vogle, nuclear power plant in Burke County, Georgia: $108 million in overcharges — and counting. Image from Georgia Country Blog.Lab report:Is the ‘nuclear renaissance’ dead yet? By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2010 America’s much … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecology, Energy, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power, Social Action
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Marc Estrin : Unholy Ground
UNHOLY GROUND By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2010 Here it is 9/11 again, and the world is all caught up in a debate on whether our “attackers” are being “insensitive” in demanding a presence at … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Conspiracy Theories, Fiction, Ground Zero, Marc Estrin
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Battle of Algiers:White vigilantes and the police in Katrina’s aftermath By scott crow / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 “…within the war we are all waging with the forces of death, subtle and otherwise, conscious or not – … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Alex Knight : Max Rameau’s ‘Take Back the Land’
Take Back the Land:Give root to democracy By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 Take Back the Land: Land, Gentrification and the Umoja Village Shantytown, by Max Rameau (Nia Press, 2008); Paperback, 134 pp.; $12.95. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Knight, Books, Community Organizing, Direct Action, Gentrification, Homeless, Housing
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John Ross : Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Grito’
Mexico’s Bicentennial: Miguel Hidalgo with the banner of the Virgen de Guadalupe.Can a new revolution be far behind?The countdown to Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Viva Mexico! Let’s go kill some Gachupines!’ By John Ross / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceremony, Felipe Calderon, John Ross, Mexican Bicentennial, Mexican History, Mexican Revolution, Mexico
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Battle of Algiers: white vigilantes and the police in Katrina’s aftermath By scott crow / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 “…within the war we are all waging with the forces of death, subtle and otherwise, conscious or not … Continue reading
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David Corn : Republican Bob Inglis Blasts Tea Party’s Paranoia
Photo from Bossier (Louisiana) Tea Party demonstration. Image from Craig Considine.Tea Party takeover of the GOP:Republican Rep. Bob Inglis takes onRacism, paranoia, ignorance of the far right By David Corn / September 7, 2010 It was the middle of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Inglis, David Corn, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, South Carolina, Tea Baggers
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Glenn W. Smith : Attacks on Voting Rights in Houston
The top photo is the captured still from a video (see it here) put out by True the Vote that alleges “Democrats” manipulate elections. Digital Dupes then reported that it appeared that some of True the Vote’s evidence might be … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirty Tricks, Electoral politics, Glenn W. Smith, Houston, Republican Party, Right Wing, Voter Suppression
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