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Monthly Archives: July 2012

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Cristina Herencia on Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia on Rag Radio, Friday, June 29, 2012. Video by Jeff Zavala of ZGraphix who filmed the show live at the KOOP studios in Austin.Rag Radio:Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herenciaon indigenous peoples and globalization By Rag … Continue reading →

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Gregg Barrios : The Charmed Life of Nora Ephron

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Nora Ephron. Image from Indiewire.Eat, love, and kvetch:Nora Ephron’s charmed life As much as she kvetches, she never whines. Her unique ability to take any pain in her life and turn it into a satiric essay or a romantic film … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : ‘When in the Course of…’

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from skiptomylou.A tale of two coursesof human events ‘In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury…’ By Marc Estrin | The … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Revisiting the Cuban Revolution

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Havana street scene in 2010. Inset below: school kids in Havana, 2010. Photos by Desmond Boylan / Reuters.Revisiting the Cuban revolution Cuban society has been an experimental laboratory… If one set of policies became problematic, the Cubans moved in different … Continue reading →

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Jim Hightower : Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Me and my Gal.” Painting of Farm Street chickens in Bastrop by Jo Knoblach Castillo. Inset photo below: Free-ranging Bastrop chickens. Photo by Terry Hagerty / Bastrop Advertiser.The Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas A flock of feral chickens has … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : The Obama Defection

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Obama under fire. Image from PressTV.The Obama defection:Former supporters lambaste the President Just this week he reportedly begged his supporters to send more money as donations fall off. He may be panicking. By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Are We Moving Towards Single-Payer?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Glyn Lowe Photoworks / Flickr. Image from OtherWords.The pressures moving the U.S. closerto a single-payer health care system There will be a huge pressure to reform Medicaid — and the only way to reform it adequately is to … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : DOE and the Southern Company’s Nuclear Sweetheart Deal

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Two new nuclear reactors are being constructed at Plant Vogtle near Augusta. Image from EcoWatch.The Southern Company’snuclear sweetheart deal Why should nuke guarantees cost less than home or student loans? By Harvey Wasserman | The Rag Blog | July 3, … Continue reading →

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