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Yearly Archives: 2010
El Monstruo, or “The Monster,” a work by lefty John Ross, published last fall by Nation Books, is ostensibly a history of Mexico City. As such, faces an insurmountable challenge. Founded in 1325 and today with a population of about … Continue reading
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Memorial Day in Texas : Farewell to Nick Travis and Lisa Morris
Nick Travis at the opening of the Under the Hood Café in Killeen, Texas. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Memorial Day:Texas peace movementLooses two great friends By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2010 Memorial … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Anti-War Vets, Austin, Deaths, Fort Hood, IVAW, Memorial Day, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Texas, Under the Hood
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Nelson Mandela’s group of “Elders” — including six former winners of the Nobel Peace Prize — condemned Israel’s attack on the Gaza aid flotilla as “completely inexcusable” and called the three-year blockade of Gaza “one of the world’s greatest human … Continue reading
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Larry Ray : BP Means You ‘Better Pray’
Time warp photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Blessing of the Fleet:Oil spill anxiety accompanies annual ritual By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / June 2, 2010 GULFPORT, Mississippi — The uncertainty of the huge BP oil … Continue reading
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Tagged Biloxi, British Petroleum, Catholic Church, Ecology, Environment, Gulf Coast, Larry Ray, Mississippi, Oil Spill, Ritual
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Mission Possible? : Visualize Skimmers and Booms
Crude oil collects on the wrong side of an orange containment boom in Pass a Loutre near Venice, Louisiana, May 30, 2010. Photo by A.J. Sisco / UPI.Skimmers and booms:Keywords for victory on the Gulf Coast By Greg Moses / … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Environment, Greg Moses, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, pollution
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Big Polluter
Graphic by Mariann G. Wizard and Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog / June 2, 2010The Rag Blog
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Tagged British Petroleum, Cartoon, Charlie Loving, Mariann G. Wizard, Oil Spill
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Textbooks and the Confederacy : Teach the Whole Story
Image from photobucket.Texas textbooks:Let’s teach the truth about the Confederacy By Michael Lind / June 2, 2010 ‘Our new government is founded upon… the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man.’ — Alexander Stephens, Vice … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Austin, Civil War, Confederacy, Education, Public Schools, Sam Houston, Slavery, Texas, Texas History, Textbooks
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Mandela, Tutu, and ‘The Elders’ : Peace Leaders Condemn Israeli Attack
Former South Africa president Nelson Mandela is shown with The Elders Saturday, three years after launching the group in Johannesburg. Photo from AP.‘The Elders’:Peace leaders, Nobel laureatesDeplore Gaza flotilla attack See ‘German activists contest Israeli version,’ and ‘Media Criticism: Reporting … Continue reading
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Tagged Desmond Tutu, Direct Action, Gaza, Israel, Jimmy Carter, Media Criticism, Nelson Mandela, Palestinian Blockade, Peace Movement
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 8
Afghanistan President Mohammad Daoud was killed, along with his family, in “a burst of gunfire” while resisting arrest in 1978. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Part 8: 1977-1978A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / June 1, … Continue reading
This new Michael Caine vigilante revenge vehicle “thrills and titillates without any socially redeeming value.” And it does it with hints of “Reefer Madness.” But the film echoes recent events in the news — in Kingston, Jamaica, where police have … Continue reading
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Marc Estrin : Night Dreams of Another Life
Photo by Eric Pouhier / Wikimedia.Listening to our local Leiermann:Night dreams of another life By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / May 31, 2010 Every now and then — and again last night — I am awakened at 3 … Continue reading
