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Alan Waldman : My 10 Favorite Films of 2010
Scene from City Island with Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia. Image from Rotten Tomatoes.City Island tops the list:My 10 favorite films of 2010 By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2011 Many people believe The King’s Speech is … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Death Panel’ Hysteria Gets New Life
Cartoon by Steve Sack / Minneapolis Star-Tribune / GoComics.Tales from the crypt, dept.A new attack on end-of-life counseling By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / January 5, 2011 Charles Krauthammer, the right-wing political columnist, ended 2010 with an … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Journalists, Lamar W. Hankins, Right Wing Extremists
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Rheumatoid Arthritis and Medical Arrogance
Dr. William Osler:”We are here to add what we can to life…” Image from The Arts, Sciences and Medicine.Adding what we can to life:Treating rheumatoid arthritis,and fighting medical arroganceBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / January 5, … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Hamilton, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care, Medicine, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / On December 13, Marilyn Buck, U.S. anti-imperialist political prisoner, acclaimed poet, former Austinite, and former original Ragstaffer, would have been 63 years of age. Scheduled for parole … Continue reading
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Jeff Biggers : Thousands Honor Environmental Visionary Judy Bonds
Julia ‘Judy’ Bonds. Painting by Robert Shetterly from his Americans Who Tell the Truth series.Coalfield visionary:Thousands pay tribute to Judy Bonds She has been to the mountaintop, and now we must fight harder to save it. By Jeff Biggers / … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal Mining, Deaths, Environment, Judy Bonds, Social Activism
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Robert Jensen : ‘Greatest Nation’ Rhetoric Comes Roaring Back
The burden of being exceptional. Captain America graphic from Statue Marvels.American exceptionalism:‘Greatest nation’ rhetoric roars back By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2011 My greatness as a writer is simply a fact. You don’t agree? Well, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Exceptionalism, Nationalism, Patriotism, Robert Jensen
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Ray Reece : The Hard Landing of a Radical in Austin, 1967
Image from McMaster University Digital Collection.Desecration of the Violet Crown:The hard landing of a radical in Austin, 1967 By Ray Reece / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2011 A few months ago, editor Thorne Dreyer invited us Rag Blogsters … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, Fort Hood, LBJ, Michael Eakin, Native Americans, Peace Movement, Ray Reece, Sixties, Summer of Love
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Harry Targ : Words Still Matter
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Photo by George Skadding / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images.Words still matter:Speeches that speak to our times By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2011 This conjunction of an immense military establishment … Continue reading
Ralph Solonitz : Year of the Rabbit!
Cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / December 31, 2010.The Rag Blog
Danny Schechter : The Media Hit Job on Helen Thomas
Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas. Image from Mediate.com.Media hit job of 2010:The vitriolic treatment of White Housecorrespondent Helen Thomas She may be a critic of Israel but never a hater of Jews, a distinction the world recognizes, but that … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Danny Schechter, Helen Thomas, Israel Lobby, Journalism, Middle East
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Marc Estrin : Mob ‘n Maul
Buddy Christ statue from the movie Dogma.MOB ‘N MAUL By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / December 30, 2010 We seem to be bombarded lately by “random acts of culture” both in the real world (if such a place … Continue reading
Keith Joseph : Surplus Labor and the Mystery of Capitalism
“Socially Acceptable Portrait of Karl Marx.” Hand-pulled print by Aimee Dingman. Image from EBSQ.Basics of Marxism:Surplus labor and the mystery of capitalism Exploitation occurs when the people who do the work and produce the surplus are different from the people … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Economics, Karl Marx, Keith Joseph, Marxism, Political Philosophy
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