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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Harvey Wasserman : Hemp Is no Paper Tiger
Image from Hemp & Chocolat.California’s Prop. 19:With legal pot comes legal hemp,history’s most profitable industrial crop By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2010 Hemp is the far bigger economic issue hiding behind legal marijuana. If the … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, American History, California, Drug Law Reform, Farming, Harvey Wasserman, Hemp, Marijuana
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Jay D. Jurie : Behind the Chilean Mine Disaster
Drills are seen outside the San Jose Mine in Copiapo, Chile, where 33 miners were trapped 2,000 feet under the ground for more than two months. Photo by Roberto Candia / AP.What’s caused it and what’s next?After the Chilean mine … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Jay D. Jurie, Mining, South America, Unions, Workplace Safety
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One hundred years ago Hannah Shapiro, known as “Annie” to her fellow workers, rose up and stormed off her job as a garment worker in Chicago because her meager wages had just been cut even further. To her surprise, her … Continue reading
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William Michael Hanks : Net Neutrality / Stop Thief!
Stop thief!How the internet happenedand why it’s in danger nowBy William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / October 15, 2010 Also see Mike Hanks’ companion article: Net Neutrality / Open Internet Under Fire And see ‘Save the Internet’ video … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Computers, Freedom of Expression, Net Neutrality, Technology, William Michael Hanks
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William Michael Hanks : Net Neutrality / Open Internet Under Fire
Cartoon from Schrier Blog.Is FCC dropping the ball?The fight for a free internet By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / October 15, 2010 Also see Mike Hanks’ companion article: Net Neutrality / Stop Thief! And see Net Neutrality … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadband, FCC, Freedom of Expression, Internet, Net Neutrality, Technology, William Michael Hanks
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FILM / Vanessa Carlisle : Berman’s Doc Explores the Two Halves of Hefner
Thank you, Hefner…We’ll take it from here. By Vanessa Carlisle / The Rag Blog / October 14, 2010 Brigitte Berman’s new documentary, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, and Rebel, deserves attention. Read this great interview at Collider.com for more background on … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary Film, Feminism, Film, Hugh Hefner, Magazines, Playboy, Sexual Politics, Vanessa Carlisle, Women's Movement
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Roger Baker : Fed’s $2 Trillion Won’t Buy Much
Cartoon from Black Commentator.Time to reboot?Fed’s big bucks may be drops in bucket By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 14, 2010 As is often the case, Bloomberg tells it like it is, although a little interpretation is … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Economics, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Roger Baker
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Diana Claitor : Why We Need To Protect Texas Inmates
Texas Jail Project protests at Taylor County Jail in 2008. Image from Abilene Reporter-News. Texas Jail Project director Diana Claitor will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Tuesday, October 19, 2-3 p.m. (CST). … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice Reform, Diana Claitor, Prison Conditions, Texas
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why the NFL is Thinking Pink
In the pink: Brett Favre. Image from Full Issue.Brett Favre beware:The NFL is thinking pink By Dave Zirin / October 13, 2010 You may have noticed an abundance of pink on the fields of the National Football League this month. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Favre, Cancer, Dave Zirin, Football, Marketing, Sexism, Sports, Women
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Judy Gumbo Albert : The More Things Change…
L-R: Stew Albert, Attorney William Kunstler, and Judy Gumbo Albert, December 14, 1975. Photo from Wide World Photos.Adventures with the FBI:The more things change… By Judy Gumbo Albert / The Rag Blog / October 13, 2010 Last week a story … Continue reading
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Tagged FBI, Judy Gumbo Albert, Sixties, Stew Albert, Surveillance, William Kunstler, Yippies
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Danny Schechter : The Burden that Haunts Obama
Cartoon from BlackCommentator. Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s Sept. 28 interview with journalist and filmmaker Danny Schechter on Rag Radio here. To find all shows on the Rag Radio archives, go here. Financial crisis continues to take its toll:The burden that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Danny Schechter, Economy, Financial Crisis, Obama Administration
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FORECLOSE THIS: THERE’S MORE THAN ROBO SIGNATURES TO BLAME FOR THE ONGOING FORECLOSURE SCANDAL By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / October 12, 2010 The other day, during an interview on Al Jazeera, I was asked if I was … Continue reading
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