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David Holmes Morris : Violent Repression in the Dominican Republic
Policemen stand guard in Capotillo, the Dominican Republic. Photo from Reuters.Dominican National Police:A tradition of violent repression By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / October 21, 2010 Despite national and international outcry, the Dominican National Police is continuing … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, David Holmes Morris, Dominican Republic, Police Repression, Student Activism
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Harry Targ : History is Complicated
Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Image from Last.fm.What progressives need to know:History is complicated Though it’s darkest before the dawnThese thoughts keep us moving on… By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 I became a radical … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Arlo Guthrie, Harry Targ, New Left, Pete Seeger, Progressive Movement
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Kate Braun : Samhain Begins ‘The Time that Is no Time’
Samhain is the Third Harvest And over the ashes the stories are told, of witches and werewolves and Rock Island gold… By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Sunday, October 31, 2010 is Samhain (Halloween, Third … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Ceremony, Halloween, Kate Braun, Ritual, Samhain
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Paul Beckett : Mahmoud Abbas and the Ubiquitous Pen
Does Hillary Clinton carry with her an elegant Montblanc pen?Mahmoud Abbas:‘Is This A Pen I See Before Me?’ What a minefield Abbas must now traverse… How can he be the one now to legitimize more than 40 years of oppression … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary Clinton, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Palestine, Paul Beckett
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Ted McLaughlin : Americans Believe Afghan War Is ‘Lost Cause’
U.S. marine at a military camp in Fallujah. Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP.Public opinion strong against war:Afghan nation-building is ‘lost cause’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Right after the 9/11 tragedy there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Imperialism, Public Opinion, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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THE CIA, KKK, & USA By Sherwood Ross By assigning covert action roles to the Central Intelligence Agency(CIA), it is as if the White House and Congress had legitimized the Ku Klux Klan to operate globally. That’s because the CIA … Continue reading
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Marc Estrin : Into the Flames
“Paulus in Ephesus” by Gustave Doré, circa 1883. Image from Wikimedia Commons.INTO THE FLAMES By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 19, 2010 Late last month, Pentagon officials stood around supervising the scene as St Martin’s Press destroyed … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Burning, Censorship, Hawthorne, Marc Estrin, Publishing
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Robert Jensen : Saving Soils and Souls
Top, 2009 Prairie Festival. Image from landlogics. Below, Prairie Festival 2010. Image from The Land Institute.Soils and souls:The promise of The Land By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2010 Stop me if you’ve heard this one: … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Ecology, Land Institute, Robert Jensen, Sustainability
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Harvey Wasserman : Hemp Is no Paper Tiger
Image from Hemp & Chocolat.California’s Prop. 19:With legal pot comes legal hemp,history’s most profitable industrial crop By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2010 Hemp is the far bigger economic issue hiding behind legal marijuana. If the … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, American History, California, Drug Law Reform, Farming, Harvey Wasserman, Hemp, Marijuana
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Jay D. Jurie : Behind the Chilean Mine Disaster
Drills are seen outside the San Jose Mine in Copiapo, Chile, where 33 miners were trapped 2,000 feet under the ground for more than two months. Photo by Roberto Candia / AP.What’s caused it and what’s next?After the Chilean mine … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Jay D. Jurie, Mining, South America, Unions, Workplace Safety
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One hundred years ago Hannah Shapiro, known as “Annie” to her fellow workers, rose up and stormed off her job as a garment worker in Chicago because her meager wages had just been cut even further. To her surprise, her … Continue reading
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