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Lamar W. Hankins : Darwin Day and Change We Can Believe In
Image from National Center for Science Education.A solution to the post-Super Bowl blahs:Darwin Day 2012 By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 6, 2012 If you are having withdrawal from all the excitement of the Super Bowl, … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Lamar W. Hankins, Science
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BOOKS / Roger Baker : Gar Alperovitz’s ‘America Beyond Capitalism’
Seeking democratic alternatives:Gar Alperovitz’s America Beyond Capitalism By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2012 Historian and political economist Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism, will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, Feb. 3, … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capitalism, Economics, Gar Alperovitz, Political Economy, Post-Capitalist Theory, Roger Baker, Socialism
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Rag Radio : The American Radio Revolution with Kim Simpson, Jan Reid, and Bob Simmons
From left, Rag Radio’s Thorne Dreyer and guests Bob Simmons, Kim Simpson, and Jan Reid. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio / The Rag Blog.The formatting revolution in ’60s-’70s American Radio By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Simmons, Interview, Jan Reid, Kim Simpson, Radio History, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS / Thom Hartmann : Jeff Clements’ ‘Corporations Are Not People’
And money is not speech:‘Corporations Are Not People’ By Thom Hartmann/ Truthout / February 1, 2012 [Corporations Are Not People by Jeffrey D. Clements (Berrett-Koehler, 2012); Paperback, 224 pp., $17.95.] Most Americans don’t realize that the idea that “corporations are … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Citizens United, Corporate Power, Jeffrey D. Clements, Supreme Court, Thom Hartmann
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By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2012 Gar Alperovitz’s book, America Beyond Capitalism, has recently been released in a second edition. The main message of the book is to describe, document and analyze the increasing failure … Continue reading
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Thousand Words Dept. : Charting Our National Debt
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Danny Schechter : The War Between Property Rights and Human Rights
The Social Contract of Jean-Jacques Rosseau: giving a moral claim to property rights. Image from SCIFlo Public Health.Remember Rousseau:Property rights and human rights are still at warBy Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | February 1, 2012 The conflict between … Continue reading
Ted McLaughlin : Can the Republicans Kiss and Make Up?
And the losers are (clockwise, from upper left): Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Jon Huntsman (who dropped out of the race on Jan. 16). Caricature by DonkeyHotey / Wikimedia Commons.A tough primary season:Republican Party suicide? By … Continue reading
Leah Wilson and Alexis Stoumbelis : El Salvador’s Funes Apologizes for El Mozote Massacre
Memorial to the massacre of the people of El Mozote, El Salvador. Image from No Fixed Address.‘Removing the veil’:El Salvador apologizes for State violenceon 20th anniversary of Peace Accords By Leah Wilson and Alexis Stoumbelis | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Michael Grabell : How the Stimulus Revived the Electric Car
Rodney Smith cleans a new Think electric car at the Magnum Drive plant in Elkhart, Ind. Photo by J. Tyler Klassen / The Elkhart Truth / AP / Pro Publica.How the stimulus revived the electric car Although electric cars would … Continue reading
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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Birth Control and the ‘Goodness’ Paradigm
Image from Dippity.‘Goodness’ Vs. ‘Rightness’:The ethics of birth control There is a systematic way to find out what the benefits and harms are: observe reality carefully. By Bill Meacham | The Rag Blog | January 31, 2012 A current New … Continue reading
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