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Tom Miller: Travel Writing, Expatriates, and Vengeful Saguaros
Travel writer. Graphic from Ephemerist.Travel writing, expatriates, and vengeful saguaros Be skeptical of writers who talk of snow-capped peaks, bustling marketplaces where the beadwork is always intricate, and shy but friendly natives. By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
Alex Knight : Zombie-Marxism I: My Rocky Relationship with Grampa Karl
Image by Germ Ross / artnoise.net.Zombie-Marxism I: Why Marxism has failed, andwhy Zombie-Marxism cannot die…(Or, ‘My rocky relationship with Grampa Karl’) By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2010 “The tradition of all dead generations weighs like … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Knight, Communism, Economics, Left, Marxism, Political Philosophy, World History
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James McEnteer : The Alamo Election
“Fall of the Alamo.” Painting by Robert Onderdonk / Friends of the Governor’s Mansion.Barbarians at the gates:The Alamo election By James McEnteer / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2010 Our national 2010 midterm elections demonstrated that many citizens of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Alamo, American Society, Imperialism, James McEnteer, Nativism
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Tom Hayden : Jerry Brown’s Green Vision for California
California Governor-elect Jerry Brown at Los Angeles campaign rally November 1, 2010. Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images.But it can’t be just for whites…Brown’s green vision for California Through all the political back and forth, alternative energy has been … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, California, Green Jobs, Incarceration, Jerry Brown, Tom Hayden
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Robert Jensen : Radical Change Isn’t on the Ballot
Graffiti art by Banksy.Making real choices:Radical change isn’t on the ballot By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 November 2 is going to be a big day in our political lives. But November 3 will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Capitalism, Electoral politics, Radical Change, Robert Jensen, Social Change
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Harry Targ : What Happens Wednesday?
Then wait some more? Image from BET.The 2010 elections:What are we going to do on Wednesday? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 Americans always check the win/lost columns. From mid-April to some time in June … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Electoral politics, Harry Targ, Progressive Movement, Social Change
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Harvey Wasserman : It’s High Time to End Marijuana Prohibition
Brian and Stewie campaign to legalize marijuana. Image from Family Guy.It’s time to end prohibition:Legal marijuana or bust!!! By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 The simple truth about America’s marijuana prohibition: any law that allows … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, California, Criminal Justice, Drug Law Reform, Drug War, Harvey Wasserman, Hemp, Law Enforcement, Marijuana, Prohibition
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Chris Hedges : Collapse of the Liberal Class
Image from Voices in Dialogue.A choreographed charade:The world liberal opportunists made The collapse of liberal institutions means those outside the circles of power are trapped, with no recourse, and this is why many Americans are turning in desperation toward idiotic … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Chris Hedges, Corporate Power, Liberalism, Political Opinion, Roger Baker
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Marc Estrin : Unhallowed
“See No Evil.” Painting by Morwenna Morrison.UNHALLOWED By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 30, 2010 Halloween is my least favorite holiday, the one that has strayed furthest from its original intentions, and has been most overwhelmed by … Continue reading
Bruce Melton : Climate Science’s New Paradigm
It’s the cars! Traffic in Houston. Image from City-Data.com.It’s cars, not coal: The new paradigm of climate science By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2010 The science has changed again. This time, things are really upside … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming
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Bill Fletcher : ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ and the Threat from the Far Right
Enthusiasm and voting:The Far Right, and the immediate challenge This is not the boy who cried wolf… There is an energized, right-wing army waiting to turn back the clock. By Bill Fletcher Jr. / The Rag Blog / October 28, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Bill Fletcher Jr., Obama Administration, Progressives, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Party
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