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Yearly Archives: 2010
Leonardo Boff : In Praise of the ‘Siesta’
Did monks introduce the siesta to the West? Photo by DJW / Minnesota Renaissance Festival.In praise of the siesta “If you want to kill a friar, take away his siesta and make him eat late.” — old Spanish saying By … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /14
Hamid Karzai with U.S. Special Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. Photo from U.S. Military / Wikimedia Commons.Part 14: 1998-2001A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 10, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bin Laden, Bob Feldman, Mujahideen, South Asia, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Afghanistan : The Hole Keeps Getting Deeper
Environmental art by Andy Goldsworthy. Image from TreeHugger.Digging deeper in Afghanistan:New general, same disaster By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / July 10, 2010 The first rule about holes is if you find yourself in one and you don’t … Continue reading
Harry Targ on Capitalism : How Profits Trump Safety
Image from Skeptic Cat.Collateral Damage, Dept:Of capitalism, profits, and destruction By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 10, 2010 I have been thinking a whole lot about the virtual destruction of the Gulf of Mexico, the rich animal … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Capitalism, Corporate Profits, Deepwater Horizon, Harry Targ, Oil Spill, Socialism
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BOOKS / Dick J. Reavis on ‘The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains’
A worrisome message from Nicholas Carr:What The Shallows means for the left By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / July 10, 2010 [The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (Norton, 2010; Hardcover, … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Books, Cognition, Communications, Dick J. Reavis, Education, Ideology, Internet, Knowledge, Print Media, Psychology, The Left
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Mexican Elections : ‘Which Cartel Are You Voting For?’
“Which cartel are you voting for?” Cartoon by El Fisgon / La Jornada.‘United Cartels’ are big winners inMexico’s Super Sunday elections By John Ross / The Rag Blog / July 9, 2010 See ‘The people of Oaxaca speak’ by Victor … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug War, John Ross, Mexican Elections, Mexico, Oaxaca
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Conservative Economics : Just Plain Loco
Cartoon by Daryl Cagle / MSNBC.Still trickling after all these years…The insanity of conservative economics By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 9, 2010 Like a bunch of lemmings following each other over a cliff to disaster, conservative … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Economic Recovery, Economics, Income Gap, Labor, Ronald Reagan, Ted McLaughlin
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High Hopes Dashed : Washington Pot Campaign Fizzles
Photo by cameronpujo / Photobucket.Petition effort falls short:Pot won’t be on Washington ballot By Vernell Pratt / The Rag Blog / July 9, 2010 VASHON ISLAND, Washington — High hopes for a petition campaign to legalize marijuana in Washington state … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Law Reform, Drug Legalization, Marijuana, Vernell Pratt, Washington
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By Bruce Melton. Tar balls have hit Galveston and patches of oil are showing up south of Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, halfway between New Orleans and Texas. As the spill continues to gush, the effect on the environment increases. Bruce helps … Continue reading
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Gulf Oil Spill : Toxic Popsicle or Extinction Event?
A speckled crab — and an American flag — are encased in a thick layer of oil just offshore from the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Photo from BP Slick.Methane in the Gulf:Is the oil spill a toxic popsicle Or … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Ecology, Environment, Global Warming, Gulf Coast, Nature, Oil Spill
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Ruth Rosen : The New Right-Wing Christian Feminism
Women’s Christian Temperance Union.In the late nineteenth century, female reformers sought to protect the family from “worldly dangers.”The Tea Party and the newRight-wing Christian feminism By Ruth Rosen /July 6, 2010 Why have American women become so active in the … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Christian Right, Conservatives, Evangelical Christians, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Tea Baggers, Women
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Jack A. Smith : Israel and Palestine After the Flotilla / 1
President Barack Obama walkd with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the Oval Office at the White House Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP.Part 1: Change is in the windIsrael and Palestine after the Flotilla By … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Israel, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement
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