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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Ted McLaughlin : Electoral College? Sis Boom Bah.
Electoral College map. Image from Wikimedia Commons.A level playing field? The Electoral College and the popular vote By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 17, 2011 For the last 60 years or more a majority of Americans have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Democracy, Electoral College, Presidential Elections, Ted McLaughlin
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A Word From Our Sponsor(s) By Richard Raznikov / The Rag Blog / August 17, 2011 The first time I personally experienced the unreliability — i.e. lies — of the media was as a freshman at U.C. Berkeley in October … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : Texas Under Mexican Rule
Texas colonizer Stephen F. Austin (with his father, Moses Austin, inset on right). Painting from the Fort Bend Museum / Wikimedia Commons. The hidden history of Texas Part 2: The 1821-1826 years under Mexican rule By Bob Feldman / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Feldman, Mexico, Native Americans, Slavery, Stephen F. Austin, Texas History
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The hidden history of Texas Part 2: The 1821-1826 years under Mexican rule By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / August 16, 2011 [This is the second installment of Bob Feldman’s new Rag Blog series on the hidden history … Continue reading
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Sarito Carol Neiman : The Highs and Lows of Rick Perry’s ‘Texas Miracle’
And a tip of the ten-gallon hat to the ‘Texas Miracle.’ Photo by Paul Moseley / Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. The highs and the lows: Rick Perry’s ‘Texas Miracle’ By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / August 16, 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, pollution, Republican Party, Rick Perry, Sarito Carol Neiman, Texas Economy, Texas Politics, Worker Safety
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Lamar W. Hankins : What Happened to ‘Government for the People’?
Do we still hold these truths to be self-evident? Image from Greenwich Workshop. Why Republicans (and many Democrats) don’t believe in government for the people By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / August 16, 2011 “I promise you … Continue reading
Common Dreams : President Ricky Perry, Aggie
Ricky Perry, Cadet, 1972… President Ricky? Cadet, cheerleader… Aggie By Common Dreams / The Rag Blog / August 15, 2011 Sure Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin are batshit crazy. But Rick Perry as a brown-shirted cadet and cheerleader at Texas … Continue reading
ART / Jordan Flaherty : ‘Every Portrait Tells a Story’
Sheila Phipps with some of her work from the exhibit, “Every Portrait Tells a Story.” Photo from Loop21. A mother’s art: Every portrait tells a story Sheila Phipps does portraits of young men she believes were convicted of crimes they … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Criminal Justice, Innocence Project, Jordan Flaherty, New Orleans
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New Film ‘The Help’ Whitewashes the Civil Rights Struggle into a Heartstring-tugging Hallmark Card By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd / AlterNet / August 14, 2011 This week, disgusted by The Help’s revisionist history, scholar and pundit Melissa Harris Perry began livetweeting … Continue reading
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Writer and progressive organizer Carl Davidson looks at the summer rebellions in the impoverished communities in London and other industrial centers of the UK — as well as the Arab spring uprisings — and, taking into account our current situation, … Continue reading
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Robert Jensen : Nature Bats Last
“Celebrating Global Warming.” Art quilt by Laura Wasilowski / PAQA. Nature bats last: Notes on revolution and resistance, revelation and redemption By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2011 [An edited version of this essay was presented … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, American Revolution, Climate Change, Ecologe, Nature, Political Philosophy, Robert Jensen, Social Change, Theology
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Nancy Miller Saunders : Jane Fonda and the ‘Home of the Brave’
Jane Fonda at the Oleo Strut GI Coffee House, Killeen, Texas, circa May 1970. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / Space City! Jane Fonda and the ‘home of the brave’ By Nancy Miller Saunders / The Rag Blog / August 11, … Continue reading
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Tagged Actresses, Anti-War GIs, Jane Fonda, Nancy Miller Saunders, Peace Movement, Political Activists, Vietnam, VVAW, Winter Soldiers
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