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Yearly Archives: 2010
Naomi Klein : Chile and the Free-Market Fundamentalists
Salvador Allende, Chile’s democratically-elected socialist president, removed in a U.S.-backed coup in 1973. Photo from Jaume d’Urgell / Flickr.Credit where credit is due:Chile’s socialist rebar After the coup and the death of Allende, Pinochet and his Chicago Boys did their … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Earthquake, Free Market, Naomi Klein, Natural Disasters, Salvador Allende, Socialism
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Chile’s Socialist Rebar by Naomi Klein / March 6, 2010 Ever since deregulation caused a worldwide economic meltdown in September ’08 and everyone became a Keynesian again, it hasn’t been easy to be a fanatical fan of the late economist … Continue reading
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Foodie Friday : Bread, Puppets, and Boiled Veggies
Bread and Puppet Theater. Image from Akimbo.Health care:Bread and Puppet aioli By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / March 5, 2010 See “Boil those veggies!” by Janet Gilles, Below. Anyone taking in the recent health care “debate” — in … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Janet Gilles, Marc Estrin, Recipes, Street Theater
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Harry Targ : The Theory of Bagel Capitalism
Political theory and the tower of bagel. Image from Neurotopia.Bagels and the theory of capitalist development I think Marx had a pretty good analysis of how capitalism works but even I recognize that his theory did not adequately come to … Continue reading
Rag Blog Bash : Party Down on Einstein’s Birthday
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE If you don’t live in Austin, or can’t attend the event, please help us out with a $10 one-time or monthly donation. Click HERE — or on the “DONATE” button on the right sidebar. Thanks … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Abe Osheroff and the Struggle for a Better World
Abe Osheroff. Image from Abrahan Lincoln Brigade Archives.‘Getting rid of hope and faith’:Abe Osheroff on the struggle for a better world By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / March 4, 2010 After a recent talk about the struggle for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Osheroff, Activism, Peace Movement, Robert Jensen, Social Change, Social Justice
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Tom Hayden : Obama to Cave on Iraq Withdrawal?
Image from Progressive America Rising.Pressure from the ‘longer warriors’:Obama to cave on Iraq withdrawal? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / March 3, 2010 Was it too good to be true? In February at Camp Lejeune, our new President … Continue reading
Health Care : High Drama at Blair House
Health care debate: it even hurts to listen. Image from A Blog of My Own.High drama at Blair House:The Republican response and the ‘independent voter’ By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 3, 2010 With considerable … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Corporate Profits, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance
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Colombia: Six Decades of Fighting for Peace : The Paramilitary Warlords
Colombia’s AUC forces. Photo by Eros Hoagland / Eros Hoagland Photography.A Promise of Peace:Colombia and the paramilitary warlords By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / March 3, 2010 Part two: The AUC CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — In my … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombia, History, Latin America, Marion Delgado, South America
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Texans : Living Proof that Evolution’s a Myth?
Cartoon by Stanfill / The Far Left Side.Thanks to Ted McLaughlin and jobsanger / The Rag Blog
Private Health Insurance : Going the Way of the Dinosaur
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE In the map above, the countries with universal health care are in blue. Those trying to get it are in green. Note that the United States proudly takes its place among the third-world countries of … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Insurance, Single Payer, Ted McLaughlin, Universal Health Care
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