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Devon G. Peña : The Commodity Form Goes Molecular
Cyborg. Artist unknown. Image (and inset images below) from Environmental and Food Justice.Capitalism and synthetic biology:The commodity form goes molecular By Devon G. Peña | The Rag Blog | August 22, 2012 “We’re moving from reading the genetic code to … Continue reading
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Tagged Devon G. Peña, Ethics, Genetic Engineering, Science, Synthetic Biology
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VERSE / Larry Piltz : Hasan’s Beard
Hasan’s Beard Not one to turn the other cheekHasan’s Beard bristled at the charges.Not guilty by reason of inanity!Not even accessory after the fact.Yet military justice had Hasan’s Beard by the short onesand Hasan’s Beard would ultimately take it on … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : The Ties That Bind Paul Ryan and Todd Akin
Graphic from Eclectablog.Paul Ryan and Todd Akin: The ties that bind Rape-denier Todd Akin is right in line with the GOP’s staunchly anti-abortion platform. And so is Ryan. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | August 22, 2012 Republicans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Marilyn Katz, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, Todd Akin, War on Women, Women's Health
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The Rag Blog : Peace and Justice Activist Tom Hayden in Austin
Progressive activist and New Left pioneer:Tom Hayden in Austin Saturday The Rag Blog and Rag Radio are presenting progressive activist and New Left icon Tom Hayden at the 5604 Manor Community Center, 5604 Manor Rd. in Austin, on Saturday, August … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Caravan for Peace, Drug War, Javier Sicilia, New Left, Port Huron Statement, Progressive Activists, SDS, Sixties, The Rag Blog, Tom Hayden
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Harry Targ : The Campaign Against Social Security
Rep. Paul Ryan talks to media April 1, 2008, about his budget plan. Ryan wants to privatize Social Security. Photo by AP.The media relaunches the campaign against social security The addition of Congressman Paul Ryan to the Romney ticket is … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Mainstream Media, Paul Ryan, Right Wing Politics, Social Security
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : In a World Without Reason
Paranoia, hedonism, and resistance:In a world without reason By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | August 20, 2012 [Drop City by T.C. Boyle (2003: Viking); Hardback; 464 pp.; $25.95. King of the City by Michael Moorcock (2001: William Morrow); … Continue reading
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Tagged Arundhati Roy, Books, Michael Moorcock, Ron Jacobs, T.C. Boyle
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Lamar W. Hankins : German Freethinkers and the Massacre at the Nueces
A number of German Freethinking Unionists were hung after the massacre at the Nueces River in the Texas Hill Country. Graphic from Thoughts, Essays, and Musings on the Civil War. Inset image below: Treu der Union monument at Comfort, Texas. … Continue reading
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Tom Hayden : Javier Sicilia’s Caravan for Peace Takes on the Drug War
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia and members of his Caravan for Peace protest the drug war earlier this summer in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Photo by Henry Romero / Reuters.Can the Caravan for Peaceend the War on Drugs? “The powers that be were … Continue reading
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Tagged Caravan for Peace, Drug War, Javier Sicilia, Mexico, Peace Movement, Poets, Tom Hayden
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Bruce Melton : The Biggest Misunderstanding About Climate Change
Padre Island National Seashore, four wheel drive only beach. Anyone who has been to the beach knows that warming over land is much greater than warming over water. Photo by Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog.The biggest misunderstanding about climate … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Environment, Global Warming, Rag Radio
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