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From the Massey Blast to the BP Spill : Fossil Fuels are Killing Us
Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning before sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy / Leonard Doyle / Flickr.Global response emerging:Fossil fuels are killing us By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / May 11, 2010 … Continue reading
David P. Hamilton : On the Road in France
Paris traffic circle webshots View of traffic circle below the Arc-de-Triomphe. Photo from travelpod.com. By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 11, 2010 [This article was written in consultation with Chris Dobbs, American expatriate artist living in … Continue reading
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On the road in France. David Hamilton with consultation from Chris Dobbs, American expatriateartist living in Lyon, France. When making comparisons between France and the United States, I typically favor France, but not always. France has no Grand Canyon or … Continue reading
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From Massey to BP : Global Reaction is Building
Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning before sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy / Leonard Doyle / Flickr. Global movement building…From the Massey Coal to the BP Oil Spill:Fossil fuels are killing us By Alex … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 5
Muhammad Zahir Shah reigned over Afghanistan from 1933-1973. Photo from AP / Guardian.Part 5: 1933-1953 A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader who wonders how … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Jewish History, South Asia, World History
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Kagan and Obama : Birds of a Feather?
Elena Kagan:A natural choice for Obama Nothing is a better fit for this White House than a blank slate, institution-loyal, seemingly principle-free careerist… By Glenn Greenwald / May 10, 2010 It’s anything but surprising that President Obama has chosen Elena … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Elana Kagan, Glenn Greenwald, Obama Administration, Progressives, Supreme Court
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Obama’s Natural Choice of Kagan By Glenn Greenwald / May 10, 2010 It’s anything but surprising that President Obama has chosen Elena Kagan to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Nothing is a better fit for this White … Continue reading
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Marc Estrin is a writer and peace activist who lives in Burlington, Vermont. His novels,Insect Dreams, The Half Life of Gregor Samsa, The Education of Arnold Hitler, Golem Song, and The Lamentations of Julius Marantz have won critical acclaim. His … Continue reading
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Whores in Washington; Blowout in the Gulf
“Whore of Babylon.” Pen and watercolour over pencil. By William Blake (1809) / British Museum.Blow jobs in DC; Blowout in the Gulf By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / May 10, 2010 You think that subject line above … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Government Corruption, Oil Drilling, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Social Action
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Who Should We Believe? : Faisal Shahzad, and the Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin incident, off the coast of North Vietnam, August 2, 1964. Illustration by E.J. Fitzgerald (1980) / U.S. Navy Historical Center / Wikimedia Commons.Who should we believe?How foreign policy lies lead to war By Harry Targ / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Lies, Faisal Shazad, Gulf of Tonkin, Harry Targ, Military History, Taliban, Vietnam
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High peak haikus Gary Snyder was a teenage mountaineer, studied Oriental languages, became a Beat poet in San Francisco with Ginsberg and featured in a Kerouac novel. After moving to Japan he took the vows of a Zen monk and … Continue reading
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Greg Moses : The Sound of Un-Hatched Chickens Crashing
Generation Payback:The cash value of capitalism By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2010 Confronted on Tax Day by satellite visions of free market capitalism led by the American Tea Party, global investors began to exit the … Continue reading
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Tagged Economics, Finance, Global Economy, Greg Moses, Investments, Tea Baggers
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