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Yearly Archives: 2010

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Keep on Truckin’

Keep on Truckin’. Classic cartoon by R. Crumb.The David and Alice debate:We can’t afford to give up the fight By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2010 [Austin activist David P. Hamilton announced his “retirement” from … Continue reading

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THE DAVID AND ALICE DEBATE By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2010 I’ll say right up front that — at first read — I was surprised by David Hamilton’s announcement of his “retirement” from the … Continue reading

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Net Neutrality : The Fight Ahead

Image from Francesco Lapenta.Net Neutrality: All is not lost By Tim Karr / April 11, 2010 “The Day the Internet Lost” read a full-banner headline on Huffington Post. The New York Times held a wake for the Internet reporting that … Continue reading

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THE DAVID AND ALICE DEBATE By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver I’ll say right up front that — at first read — I was surprised by David Hamilton’s announcement of his “retirement” from the movement and radical politics. I don’t know David … Continue reading

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Does the Flag Condone Murder?

The Pharoah’s chariot army drowned in the Red Sea.Do our ‘chariots’ impoverish us?Does the flag condone murder? By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / April 10, 2010 The end of Pesach is said to mark the anniversary of … Continue reading

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SPORT / Earl From the Grave : Tiger and the Nike Ad

The Nike ad: Tiger the Brand finally conquers Tiger the Man By Dave Zirin / April 9, 2010 Why is the new Nike ad with a downcast yet proudly resilient Tiger Woods hearing the voice of his dead father making … Continue reading

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New statistics show that an average of 950 veterans attempt suicide every month, and about 7% of those attempts are successful. Even those under VA care have an unacceptably high suicide rate. We are paying an awful price for the … Continue reading

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A critic at a diversity conference contends that the nature of Jensen’s criticism of societal hierarchies makes him part of the problem, not the solution. Professor Jensen responds with a call for personal accountability. “We cannot ignore the systems from … Continue reading

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The Rag Blog’s Sherman DeBrosse earlier wrote about “Protecting Wall Street from the People,” laying much of the problem at the feet of the Republicans. Dr. Steven Porter responds that the problem is less with the political parties, both of … Continue reading

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In the second of two, Sherm delves further into the Tea Bagger phenomenon — it’s anger, racism, and potential violence. He discusses indoctrination tactics and the nature of the true believer — and how the movement reflects a basic contempt … Continue reading

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Bill Ayers : Doublespeak at the University of Wyoming

Doublespeak at the University of Wyoming “President Tom Buchanan’s self-satisfied bromides do nothing to disguise the fact that the principle of free and open intellectual exchange has suffered a defeat at the University of Wyoming. As the AAUP has argued … Continue reading

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Sherman DeBrosse : Rage, Racism, and the Future of the Tea Bagger Movement

The Tea Baggers:An identity temper tantrum with a violent edge By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [This is the second in a two-part series on the Tea Bagger movement by Sherman DeBrosse. Go here to … Continue reading

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