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Yearly Archives: 2010
Why’s There no Money for Education? (Hint: War)
Photo from .M.’s photostream / Flickr.The legacy of ‘starving the state’ The project of privatizing the educational system, by starving the public system, has been paralleled by a fundamental feature of American government, the existence of a Permanent War Economy. … Continue reading
Memo from the Blackland Prairie : Obama and the Texas Family Farm
Blackland Prairie. Image from Texas Parks and Wildlife.Subsistence farming and big agribusiness:Obama stops the massive subsidies By Jane Leatherman Van Praag / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 I live on and manage our family farm just south of … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : The U.S. Must Stop Israel’s Drunk Driving
Image from Peace World Journal.Don’t let your friends drive drunk:U.S. must do more than wring its hands By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 “Cursed be he who moves back his neighbor’s territory-marker. And all … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, U.S. Foreign Policy
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2010 Census : $400 Billion Handout With 10 Questions
And our hands have 10 fingers. 2010 Census:That’s $40 billion per question… By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 The 2010 Census form came in the mail Tuesday morning, March 16th. I made a cup of … Continue reading
BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Al Sandine’s ‘Taming of the American Crowd’
The Cyber Crowd:Reinventing the Crowd for the Age of Cyberspace By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 [The Taming of the American Crowd: From Stamp Riots to Shopping Sprees, By Al Sandine. (Monthly Review Press, November … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Jonah Raskin, Marxism, Political Theory, Popular Culture, Sociology
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American Health Care : A Plague on the Sick and Infirm
Image from The Seattle Times.Reform coming to a vote:The Black Death and health care in AmericaBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 17, 2010 In October of 1347 a ship docked in Messina, Sicily, after picking … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care Reform, Medicine, World History
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Tom Keough : The Unionization of Starbucks and the Rape of Kati Moore
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. California teen girl sues Starbucks over sexual abuse Seattle-based Starbucks is feeling the heat over an ex-worker’s accusations of sex abuse on the job. And an ABC News investigation has uncovered evidence that it’s part … Continue reading
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Tagged IWW, Labor Unions, Political Cartoon, Sexual Abuse, Starbucks, Tom Keough, Women
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Have a Heart : How to Expand the Organ Harvest
3D anaglyph of the human heart. Image from 3D-image.net.Israel’s new approach:Donor cards and organ transplants By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2010 For years now, doctors have been able to save lives and prolong lives by … Continue reading
We talk with the folks who made the film and run the venue — with live performance from Shake Russell, one of the artists who helped to make it famous For the Sake of the Song: We talk with the … Continue reading
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By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 15, 2010 For years now, doctors have been able to save lives and prolong lives by performing organ transplants. Hearts, livers, kidneys, lungs, etc. can be taken from those who’ve died … Continue reading
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I do cartoons for the Starbucks workers who are trying to unionize and get better working conditions. This rape case shows the total lack of care for an employee and automatic defense of anything a manager does. I think more … Continue reading
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