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All the political polls show that the American public is deeply unhappy. This was reflected in the broadly anti-government sentiment that threw out many moderate incumbents during the recent mid-term elections. The onset of hard times commonly favors new and … Continue reading
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Joan Wile : Gray Panthers Fight Social Security Cuts on Capitol Hill
Image from People’s World.Gray Panthers to Deficit Commission:Don’t mess with our social securityBy Joan Wile / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2010 Representatives of the national Gray Panthers went to Capitol Hill in November to present their position regarding … Continue reading
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Clare Bayard : Veterans and the Healing Process
AWOL soldier Jeff Hanks speaks about the effects of PTSD on his family, Nov. 11, near Ft. Campbell in Oak Grove, Ky. Photo by Robert Smith / AP.Healing from empire:Anti-war veterans redefine Veterans Day By Clare Bayard / The Rag … Continue reading
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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’
Mural in Great Barrington, Mass., honoring African American author W.E.B. Dubois. Image from Progressive America Rising.90 years later in the era of the Tea Party:Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’ By Bill Fletcher, Jr. / November 22, 2010 “But what … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Fletcher Jr., Literature, Racism, W.E.B. Dubois, White Privilege, World History
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Paul Beckett : Reprising Ford’s ‘Radical’ Tune
Fiddlin’ Henry Ford doubled workers’ wages. Image from FiddlingAround.Henry Ford on why thereisn’t going to be a recoveryBy Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / November 22, 2010 Nicholas Kristof is concerned. The United States, he says, “now arguably has … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Recovery, Economy, Henry Ford, Income Gap, Paul Beckett
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Joshua Brown : Life During Wartime: Dubya’s New Digs
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Ansel Herz : Behind the Barricades in Haiti
Coffins used as street barricades in Cap-Haiten, Haiti. Photo by Ansel Herz / Mediahacker / The Rag Blog.Streets barricaded in Cap-Haitien:Protests in Haiti have popular support By Ansel Herz / November 19, 2010 CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The first barricade looked … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansel Herz, Contagious Disease, Haiti, Social Protest, United Nations
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Join us today! Rag Blog Happy Hour, 5-7:30, at Maria’s, 2520 S. Lamar. Informal gathering. All are welcome! Special guests: Sarito Carol Neiman, author and original co-editor of The Rag (1966); Philip Russell, author of the newly released “History of … Continue reading
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Medea Benjamin : Death Marchers Haunt New Bush Library Digs
Demonstrators from March of the Dead protest in front of Dallas SWAT officers during groundbreaking at new George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU, Nov. 16, 2010. Photo by G.J. McCarthy / AP.Breaking new ground:Protests at the future siteof the … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Texas, Cindy Sheehan, CodePink, Dallas, George W. Bush Library, Medea Benjamin, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Social Action, War Crimes
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Physician, Heal Thyself
Graphic by Daniel Marsula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Physician, heal thyself:The sad demise of medical ethics By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 17, 2010 Recently I awoke to a front page article in The Erie Times-News headlined … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : After Veterans Day, Business As Usual
Photo by John Gomez / AP.Now, back to Fox News…Veterans’ Day is over Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth … Continue reading
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Tagged Lamar W. Hankins, Mark Twain, Military, Peace, PTSD, Veterans Day
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Jonah Raskin : Tina Brown is Blushing Bride
Blushing bride. Image from Weddingstar.READ THIS SKIP THAT:The Daily Beast weds Newsweek By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2010 Mergers of media giants usually attract attention in the media, and for the moment the merger of … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Electronic Media, Jonah Raskin, Media, Mergers, Print Media, Tina Brown
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