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Paul Krassner : Why Firing the General Was an Act of God
Cartoon by Larson / The Far Side / The Mutt’s Nuts.Why firing the GeneralWas an act of God By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / June 25, 2010 The volcano in Iceland was considered an Act of God. Smoke … Continue reading
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Tagged Gen. Stanley McChrystal, God, Humor, Obama Presidency, Paul Krassner, Political Satire
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From a legal complaint by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo alleging that chip maker Intel has violated antitrust laws, we also learn much about how Dell has been doing business. Dell allegedly accepted $6 million in secret rebates from … Continue reading
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Texas Republicans : A Platform for Atilla the Hun
Texas Gov. Rick Perry welcomes the flock at the first general session of the Republican Party of Texas convention on June 11, 2010, in Dallas. Photo from AP.A document for the (middle) ages:Platform of the Texas Republican Party By Ted … Continue reading
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Tagged Republican Party, Rick Perry, Right Wing Extremists, Ted McLaughlin, Texas, Texas Republican Platform
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Roger Baker : Karl Marx, the Tea Party, and our Political Economy
A Tea Party take on the economy. Photo from the Los Angeles Times.The shifting currents ofOur political economy By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 Marx used to refer to what we now call the “economy” … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Economics, Global Economy, Karl Marx, Political Economy, Roger Baker, Tea Baggers
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Dick J. Reavis : How Davy Crockett Really Died
Costumed Klansmen plying their trade. Image from University of North Carolina.The true story:David Crockett and the KKK in San Antonio By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 During a bout of recent microfilm reading in … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Davy Crockett, Dick J. Reavis, KKK, San Antonio, Texas History, White Supremacists
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Michael Dell : Did He Violate Texas Antitrust Laws?
The artist as a young nerd: Michael Dell at Dell Computers production facility in Austin, 1989. At age 24 he was already a multi-millionaire. Photo by Rebecca McEntee / AP / Academy of Achievement. Monopolies in Texas A new era … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Feldman, Corporate Corruption, Dell Computers, Michael Dell, Monopolies, Texas
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Friday in Austin : Free Marilyn Now!
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Join us in Austin this Friday:Free Marilyn Buck Now! By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 A benefit for Marilyn Buck this Friday, June 25, will raise funds and gather healing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Black Panthers, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Prisoners, Rag Radio, Robert King, Sixties, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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Harvey Wasserman : Fire McChrystal and Get Out of Afghanistan. Now.
Rolling Stone: The Runaway General. Image from ABC News.Fire General Stanley McChrystal andGet out of Afghanistan NOW By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2010 President Obama must fire General Stanley McChrystal and get out of Afghanistan… … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Harvey Wasserman, Military
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“Summer breeze makes me feel fine / blowin’ thru the jasmine of my mind.” Kat Braun tells us that the Summer Solstice — the longest day and shortest night of the year — is a time for contemplating Mother Earth’s … Continue reading
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Robert Jensen : The Vultures and the Hawks
And the empire was off and running: The first atomic bomb (“Little Boy”) on trailer cradle in pit. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Think outside the bomb:No nukes? No empire. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 [A … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Imperialism, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Robert Jensen, U.S. Military
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In 1970, a jury convicted Robert Hillary King of a crime he did not commit and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. He became a member of the Black Panther Party while in Angola State Penitentiary, successfully organizing prisoners … Continue reading
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Korea : ‘Our Forgotten War’ (And our Annual Fantasy)
The Korean War “became a war against an entire nation.” Photo from the National Archives and Records Administration.Seeds of an imperial policy:‘Our Forgotten War’ in Korea By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 “If we stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, Harry Targ, Imperialism, Korean War, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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