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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Jonah Raskin’s ‘Marijuanaland’
The Rag Blog and Rag Radio present Jonah Raskin in Austin Jonah Raskin will be our special guest at a Rag Blog Happy Hour, Friday, Oct. 7, 5-7 p.m., at Maria’s Taco Xpress, 2529 S. Lamar Blvd. All are welcome. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Hemp, Jonah Raskin, Mariann G. Wizard, Marijuanaland, Medical Marijuana, Prop 19
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Harry Targ : Remembering the Great Society
President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the White House Cabinet Room. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Remembering the Great Society:Addressing poverty and hunger in AmericaBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 On Monday, … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Revolutionizing the Way We Grow Food
Wes Jackson. Image from Biohabitats.As the earth turns:Revolutionizing the way we grow food Instead of a brittle industrial agriculture dependent on fossil fuels, Wes Jackson’s research team is working to build a resilient agriculture modeled on natural ecosystems. By Robert … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Land Institute, Robert Jensen, Sustainability, Wes Jackson
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Tom Hayden : An Expanding War in Pakistan
Creeping deeper into war: image of U.S. aerial drone from AP.Droning on…An expanding war in Pakistan By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 Slowly but surely, the United States is creeping deeper and deeper into a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial Drones, Endless War, Pakistan, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : John Carlos and the Moment That Still Matters
Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise their fists at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Peter Norman (left) wore an OPHR (Olympic Project for Human Rights) badge to show his support.Troy Davis, John Carlos, andthe moment that still … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Liberation Movement, Dave Zirin, John Carlos, Olympics, Sports, Troy Davis
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Don Swift : Rick Perry and the New Apostolic Reformation
Rev. Tom Schlueter, a New Apostolic Reformation pastor, shown laying his hands on Rick Perry in front of a painting of the Battle at the Alamo. Image from Right Speak.A threat to American liberties:Rick Perry and the New Apostolic Reformation … Continue reading
Alice Embree : War is Trauma but GIs Have the Right to Heal
“Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops.” Members of IVAW demonstrate in Washington, D.C., October 2010. Photo by Rose Marie Berger / rosemarieberger.com.Operation Recovery and Hoodstock IIIBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 The Austin Lounge Lizards … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Ft. Hood, IVAW, Operation Recovery, U.S. Military, Under the Hood
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FICTION / Marc Estrin : The Machine
THE MACHINE By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 27, 2011 The government murder of Troy Davis this week — under odd evidential circumstances — has once again thrust capital punishment up for public discussion. As my contribution … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Fiction, French Revolution, Marc Estrin, Troy Davis
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Lamar W. Hankins : The Death Penalty and the Question of ‘Actual Innocence’
Demonstrators carry pictures of Troy Davis, who was executed Sept. 21, 2011, in Jackson, GA. Image from Politics and Fashion.When government decides to kill:The death penalty and thequestion of actual innocence [The Supreme] Court has never held that the Constitution … Continue reading
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Tagged Actual Innocence, Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Lamar W. Hankins, Troy Davis
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As retired physician Dr. Stephen R. Keister prepares to enter his ninth decade, he reflects on the state of his country — and its corrupted health care system. “Never have I seen my country so fraught with danger and despair,” … Continue reading
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Don Swift continues his cautionary tale about Dominionism, the theocratic tendency in right wing Christian thought that is influencing high profile figures like Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and Rick Perry. Retired history prof Swift recounts Dominionism’s history, the theologians who … Continue reading
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