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Yearly Archives: 2010
Stayin’ Alive : Complementary and Alternative Medicine
“Tree of Life,” working design for Stoclet Frieze, Gustav Klimt, 1905/09.Stayin’ Alive:Towards a conscious self-health-care continuum No system of medicine is static, and none has a monopoly on beneficial knowledge or tactics. By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Health Care, Alternative Medicine, CAM Medicine, Mariann G. Wizard, Medicine
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Chinua Achebe’s ‘British-Protected Child’
Chinua Achebe’s sharp and inspiring essays:The Education of a British-Protected Child By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2010 [The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays, by Chinua Achebe. (Knopf, October 6, 2009, 172 pp., $24.95)] Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Books, Jonah Raskin, Literary Criticism, Literature, Nigeria, Nonfiction
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Tom Hayden : Afghanistan and a Reluctant NATO
Cartoon from Florida Times-Union / Netizen News Brief.The Peace Exchange:NATO and the Afghan War By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2010 The White House and Pentagon are lobbying hard for an increased NATO troop commitment for … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Europe, Imperialism, NATO, Obama Foreign Policy, Tom Hayden
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South Africa’s Dennis Brutus : A Poet for Human Rights
Dennis Brutus. Photos by Victor Dlamini / Flickr.He will be remembered for his art and for his life:Liberation poet Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / January 2, 2010 See ‘The Poetic Justice of Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid, Deaths, Human Rights, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Nelson Mandela, Peace Activists, People, Poetry, Poets, Rugby, South Africa, Sports
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Life During Wartime : Courts Release Terrorists!
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThanks to Dr. S.R. Keister /The Rag Blog
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Tagged Blackwater, Iraq, Joshua Brown, Mercenaries, Political Cartoon, Political Satire, Terrorism
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Antibiotic Abuse : Controlling the Super Bug
Cartoon by Nick Kim.(Hint: Chill with the antibiotics)Controlling MRSA, the Super BugBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 2, 2010 There is a very scary bacteria called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It is scary because the nasty Staph … Continue reading
MUSIC / Dynamic Compression : Yes, It Really is Too Loud!
Christopher Clark graphed the peak levels of and RMS levels of three hit songs a year over the past three decades. Here is a link to a PDF of his full poster, “A Visual History Of Loudness.”The loudness wars:Why music … Continue reading
Harvey Wasserman : A Blue-Mooning, Baby-Booming New Year
The second full moon in a single month is commonly known as a ‘blue moon,’ and that’s what we saw on New Year’s Eve.Photo by Vatsyayana / Getty.Our blue-mooned, baby-boomed 64th birthday baptism… When we believed ourselves immortal, as all … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, 2010, American History, Baby Boomers, Environment, Green Movement, Harvey Wasserman, New Years, Sixties, Social Change
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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom Marchers Clubbed by Cairo Cops
Cairo riot police confront Gaza Freedom March. Top photo from AP. Bottom photo by Brandon Delyzer from rabble.ca.Gaza Freedom March:Lively demonstration at the Egyptian Museum By Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn / The Rag Blog / January 1, 2010 Also … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Cairo, Egypt, Gaza, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Protest, William Ayers
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New York : Marching for the Children of Gaza
Thousands marched in New York on Dec. 27, 2009, in support of the people of Gaza. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN.Marching for the children of Gaza:Thousands demonstrate in New York CityBy Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / January … Continue reading
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Tagged Fran Korotzer, Gaza, Israel, New York City, Palestine, Political Protest, Social Action
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