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Ed Felien : Jon Stewart, Meet George W. Bush
In defense of the Left,with love to Jon Stewart In trying to appear a moderate, Stewart criticized the right for its attacks on Obama and the left for accusing Bush of being a war criminal and comparing him to Hitler. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Comedians, Ed Felien, Fascism, George W. Bush, Jon Stewart, Nazi Germany, Social Action, Television
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Marc Estrin : Holocaust Thinking in America II: How the Nazis Did It
Holocaust thinking in America II:How the Nazis did itBy Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 5, 2010 [Part two of three. Read part one here.] I know one is not allowed to use the word “nazism” in any … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Anti-Semitism, Fascism, Holocaust, Jewish History, Marc Estrin, Nazi Germany, World History
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Suzy Khimm : Gerrymander This, Tom DeLay
Cartoon from The Hill, 2007.Tom DeLay’s legacy:Don’t mess with Texas Democrats DeLay may have done more to fuel the Texas Democratic comeback than anyone else. ‘It took somebody that really played the villain role,’ says [Matt] Angle. By Suzy Khimm … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Matt Angle, Suzy Khimm, Texas Democrats, Texas Politics, Tom Delay
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Rebellious Pixels : Right Wing Radio Duck (Video)
This is a re-imagined Donald Duck cartoon remix constructed from dozens of classic Walt Disney cartoons from the 1930s to 1960s. Donald’s life is turned upside-down by the current economic crisis and he finds himself unemployed and falling behind on … Continue reading
Jonah Raskin : The California Cannabis Countdown
Supporters of Proposition 19 rally in Bay Area. Photo by Bill St. Clair / SF Weekly.California counting down to November 2:Marijuana initiative leading in polls By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2010 Thousands and thousands of … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Jonah Raskin, Marijuana, Tom Hayden
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Harvey Wasserman : Founding Fathers Would Make Glenn Beck See Red
John Wayne and Thomas Jefferson make surprise appearance at 2009 Waco Tea Party rally. Photo by Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman / Collective Vision.Hey Tea/GOP:Our Founding Fathers were a bunch offree-loving deistic hemp-growersBy Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Founding Fathers, Harvey Wasserman, Hemp, Republican Party, Tea Party
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Larry Ray : Our Schools, Their Madrassas
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Letters to Charlie:Our schools, their Madrassas By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 1, 2010 Letters to Charlie is a collection of emails to a long time friend. He worked hard … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Imperialism, Islam, Larry Ray, Religious Tolerance, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Carl Davidson : Mondragon Diaries IV: Banking on the Future
Arrasate-Mondragon in the Basque Country of Spain. Image from SolidarityEconomy.net.Mondragon Diaries, Day FourWorker coops, worker banks, worker skills:Weathering today’s crisesBy Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / October 1, 2010 [This is the fourth of a five-part series by Carl … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Basque Country, Carl Davidson, Education, Europe, Labor, Socialism, Spain, Workers Cooperatives
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Marc Estrin : Holocaust Thinking in America I: The Authoritarian Personality
What is the limit of obedience? Illustration of the setup of a Milgram experiment (see below). Created by Wapcaplet in Inkscape / Wikimedia Commons.Holocaust thinking in America I:The Authoritarian Personality My Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 30, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Fascism, Holocaust, Marc Estrin, Nazi Germany, Psychology, Stanley Milgram, Tea Party
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Bill Freeland : Electric Cars Not All That ‘Green’
Graphic by Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog.All-electric cars:The not-so-green alternative By Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog / September 30, 2010 Conventional wisdom has just assumed electric cars are clean because there’s no tailpipe. So the focus has only … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Bill Freeland, Electric Cars, Environment, Fossil Fuels, pollution, Transportation
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : ‘I Agree With President Obama’
Photograph by Mark Seliger /RollingStone.com.Put aside the President’s botch-ups:We cannot ‘stand on the sidelines’ The Republicans are dedicated now to overthrowing everything I have worked for or supported for the past half century. By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Obama Administration, Progressives, Rolling Stone, Thomas Cleaver
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : On Biden’s Blaming the Base
Joe Biden, at a Manchester, NH, fundraiser on Sept. 27, 2010, told the Democratic base to “stop whining.” Photo from AP.‘Perhaps I grow testy’:On Obama and Biden blaming the Democratic base By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Democratic Party, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Joe Biden, Obama Administration, Progressives
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