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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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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Five Steps to Burning Books
“On Sunday evening, members of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Penn Township sing songs as they burn books, videos and CDs that they have judged offensive to their God,” Butler Eagle, March 26, 2001. Photo from American Library … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Anti-Semitism, Book Burning, Islam, Quran, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, World History, Xenophobia
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David Bacon : Life in an Immigrant Labor Camp
Immigrant workers at labor camp in northern California. Photos by David Bacon / The Rag Blog. Journalist and long-time labor organizer David Bacon will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Tuesday, September 7, … Continue reading
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Tagged California, David Bacon, Farmworkers, Immigration, Labor, Mexico
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Marc Estrin : What’s a Jew to Do?
Photo from the USHMM / National Archives / About.com.What’s a Jew to do (with you)… By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 4, 2010 …you, in this case, being the arch-conservative Catholic composer, Anton Bruckner, next to Wagner, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolf Hitler, Classical Music, Composers, Fiction, Judaism, Marc Estrin
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Glenn Beck : Testing the Waters?
Glenn Beck and friend. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP.Testing the waters?Glenn Beck could happen here Beck…ignores the reality that our essential legal structures are Greco-Roman and Hodenosaunee (Iroquois) in origin, NOT Judaeo-Christian. Five of the first six presidents of … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Christianity, Deism, Glenn Beck, Harvey Wasserman, Right Wing Media, Sarah Palin
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Glenn Smith reports on two seemingly coincidental events in Houston: a mysterious fire destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County in what is being investigated as arson; and a well-funded right wing group (TrueTheVote) emerges, making unfounded allegations … Continue reading
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Glenn W. Smith : It’s Getting Hot in Houston
Image from Dog Canyon.Likely Arson in Houston, and Voter suppression from the Right By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 A mysterious fire last Friday destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County (Houston), … Continue reading
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Tagged Arson, Dirty Tricks, Electoral politics, Glenn W. Smith, Houston, Right Wing, Voter Fraud, Voter Suppression, Voting Machines
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Ted McLaughlin : These Jobs Won’t Cut It
We don’t just need jobs;We need good jobs By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 George Bush, with his policy of accelerated Reaganomics, made a real mess of the United States economy before he left office. … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Censorship at Facebook
Unfriending the control freaks:Censorship at Facebook By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 Those control freaks who run Facebook are doing it again. This time, as you probably know, they’re not allowing the image of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Drug Law Reform, Facebook, Marijuana, Paul Krassner
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