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Yearly Archives: 2010
Tom Hayden : Health Care a Big Win for Progressives
Grab of CSPAN screen. Image from gothamist.We achieved what was possible:Health care is victory for progressives Passage of a trillion-dollar health care package means a trillion dollars not available to the Pentagon for their long war. By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Progressives, Social Change, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Cannabis in California : The Growing Storm
Marijuana campaign image from Photo Bucket.Cannabis is on the ballot:All eyes are on California By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / March 26, 2010 The man in the dark slacks and the blue jacket counted out 100 $100 bills … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Drugs, Jonah Raskin, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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Robert Jensen : The Collapse of Journalism/The Journalism of Collapse
Image from Knight Science Journalism Tracker.New Storytelling and a New Story:The Collapse of Journalism/The Journalism of Collapse By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / March 26, 2010 [A version of this essay was delivered as the Lawrence Dana Pinkham … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Ecology, Journalism, Media, Robert Jensen, Social Justice
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Singer/Soldier Travis Bishop : War Resister Released from Stockade
Singer/soldier Travis Bishop, who refused deployment to Afghanistan for reasons of consience, has been released from prison. Photo from Dallas Dreamer.Fort Hood Soldier who refused to deploy:Travis Bishop released from Fort Lewis stockade By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
BOOKS / Progressive Giants : Celebrating Paul Robeson and Anne Braden
Two books about two progressive giants:Celebrating Paul Robeson and Anne Braden By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 25, 2010 The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Books, Civil Rights Movement, Communist Party, Harry Targ, Progressives, Racism, Social Justice, The Left
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REVISITING THE POPULAR FRONT: CELEBRATING THE LIVES OF PAUL ROBESON AND ANNE BRADENHarry Targ The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative. — Paul Robeson, … Continue reading
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Elephant Graveyard Ahead?
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / March 24, 2010[Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net]The Rag Blog
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Tagged Political Cartoon, Political Opinion, Ralph Solonitz, Republican Party
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Republicans on Health Care : The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Tweet from Roger Ebert. Image from Daily Kos.Ain’t gonna happen:Republican efforts to repeal reformBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 24, 2010 Health care reform is now law, and in a few more days the reconciliation bill will … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Political Opinion, Republican Party, Right Wing, Tea Baggers, Ted McLaughlin
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Roger Baker : Austin’s New Transportation Plan Throws a Few Curves
Bumpy road ahead?Austin’s new long-range transportation plan By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 23, 2010 The background The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) recently unveiled its new 2035 long-range draft transportation plan; “People, Planning and Preparing … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, CAMPO, Central Texas, Roger Baker, Transportation, Urban Planning
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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn : Bringing the War Home, 1970
News photo taken March 6, 1970, of the New York Fire Department responding to an explosion at an upscale Greenwich Village townhouse. Image from Wikipedia.Bringing the war home: 1970-2010 Eventually we came to think that we could make a revolution, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Educators, New Left, Radicals, SDS, Vietnam, Weather Underground, Weathermen
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Lisa Fithian: FBI Informant Brandon Darby : Sexism, Egos, and Lies
Brandon. Darby. Still from a video / videochannels.com.Sexism, egos, and lies:Sometimes you wake up and it is not different By Lisa Fithian / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 Community organizer and nonviolent activist/trainer Lisa Fithian will be Thorne … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Austin, Brandon Darby, Common Ground, Direct Action, Espionage, FBI, Lisa Fithian, New Orleans, Provocateurs, Rag Radio, Surveillance, Texas 2
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