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Jordan Flaherty : Louisiana Civil Rights Activist Gets 15 Years on Drug Charge
Catrina Wallace (right), pictured with Caseptla Baily, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance. Wallace and Baily were both active in the campaign to support the Jena 6. Their door was broken down … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Laws, Jena Six, Jordan Flaherty, Louisiana, Racism
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Tom Hayden : Big Push for Peace in Afghanistan
According to CBS News, 64 percent of Americans think the number of troops in Afghanistan should be decreased.The fight for peace heats up:Will Obama go for substantialAfghanistan troop withdrawal? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / June 12, 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan Withdrawal, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Movement, Public Opinion, Tom Hayden
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With rising fuel prices a constant reminder, it is getting harder for the public to deny that we’re in big energy trouble. This is the first of three essays by The Rag Blog’s Roger Baker on “Peak oil, peak driving, … Continue reading
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The City University of New York has been the scene of what The New York Times called a “firestorm” over its handling of an honorary doctorate awarded to — and temporarily withdrawn from — celebrated playwright Tony Kushner. The tempest … Continue reading
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Roger Baker : Playing ‘Peak-a-Boo’ With the Earth
Cartoon by Andrew Weldon / The Age / National Museum of Australia-Canberra.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part I: Fuel prices and the global oil supply By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 8, 2011 In recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Recovery, Energy, Fossil Fuels, Global Economy, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Transportation
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Michael Meeropol : ‘L’Affaire Kushner’ at New York’s City University
Tony Kushner. Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters.L’Affaire Kushner:Give and take at theCity University of New York CUNY awards honorary doctorate to playwright Tony Kushner, takes it away, then — after ‘firestorm’ of protest — gives it back. By Michael Meeropol / … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Freedom, Campuses, CUNY, Education, Michael Meeropol, Tony Kushner
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Jay D. Jurie : Orlando Cops in ‘Feeding Frenzy’
Image from Orlando Food Not Bombs.Orlando’s feeding frenzy:Cops bust volunteers feeding the homeless By Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / June 8, 2011 ORLANDO, Florida — On June 1, 2011, life in downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park was … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Florida, Food Not Bombs, Homeless, Hunger, Jay D. Jurie, Orlando, Police Action, Social Activism
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Lamar W. Hankins : Medicare and the Corporatist Agenda
The assault of corporatism. Image from The Nation blogs.Medicare’s backstory:How corporatism controls the agenda By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 7, 2011 Ever since President Lyndon Johnson succeeded in getting Medicare enacted in 1965, corporatist politicians … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Corporate Power, Lamar W. Hankins, Medicare, Public Health
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Ted McLaughlin : The Death of Juvenile Justice in Texas
Photo by Robert Essel / Corbis.It’s a crime:The death of juvenile justice in Texas By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2011 Juvenile Justice in the state of Texas has been on a wild ride for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Ted McLaughlin, Texas Youth Commission
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