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Lamar W. Hankins : Michele Bachmann’s Revelations
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., blows a kiss to a supporter after her formal announcement that she will seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Charlie Riedel / AP.(And a few of my … Continue reading
Alice Walker : Why I’m Joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza
Poet and Pulitizer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker in Gaza City in 2009. Photo from AP / The Guardian (U.K.).Why I’m joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza Pulitzer prize-winning American writer Alice Walker is on board an international flotilla of boats … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Walker, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Novelists, Palestinian Blockade, Poets
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Robert Jensen : The Anguish in the American Dream
The Anguish in the American Dream By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 27, 2011 Robert Jensen will discuss the American Dream and more as Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, July 8, 2011, 2-3 p.m. (CDT) … Continue reading
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Jordan Flaherty : Murder Trial Begins for Danziger Bridge Cops
Crime scene: New Orleans’ Danziger Bridge was the site of police shootings. Photo by Lucas Jackson / Reuters.New Orleans cops go on trial:Shot unarmed African-Americans in cold blood Did New Orleans media contribute to police violence after hurricane Katrina? By … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Criminal Justice, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Police Brutality
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Environmental activist Diane Wilson — who will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio this Friday, June 24 (go to article for details) — has become a champion who “takes risks, gets bloodied and arrested, and endures jail — then … Continue reading
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Roger Baker : Have We Turned the Corner on Peak Driving?
A window on peak driving. Image from The Auto Channel.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part II: Have we turned the corner on peak driving? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2011 [This is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Peak Driving, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Transportation
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David P. Hamilton : How Social Security Works in the U.S. and France
Social Security building at Rennes, France. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social Security in the U.S. and France In France the system is more costly, more complicated, and provides more benefits, but employers and the wealthy pay a higher … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : Social Security in the U.S. and France
Social Security building at Rennes, France. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social Security in the U.S. and France In France the system is more costly, more complicated, and provides more benefits, but employers and the wealthy pay a higher … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, David P. Hamilton, Economics, France, Social Security
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Roger Baker : Have We Turned the Corner on Peak Driving?
A window on peak driving. Image from The Auto Channel.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part II: Have we turned the corner on peak driving? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2011 This is the … Continue reading
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Peak Driving, Peak Cars By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2011 Tell the average U.S. car owner that total driving in the USA might have already peaked forever, and they are likely to think you’re crazy. … Continue reading
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Social Security building at Rennes, France Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social security in France and the US. By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 22,2011 [This is the fourth in a series of dispatches from … Continue reading
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Social Security building at Rennes, France Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social security in France and the US. By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 22,2011 [This is the fourth in a series of dispatches from … Continue reading
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