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Austin Heat : Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet?
Report:Extreme summer heat andIrreversible ecosystem demise Austin’s summers will be a third more extreme than those of the Sonoran Desert and about 10 times more extreme than the normal Texas Hill Country summers. By Bruce Melton / April 5, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Central Texas, Climate Change, Global Warming, The Austin Bulldog
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Life During Wartime : Spending on Defense
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog
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Tagged Joshua Brown, Martin Luther King, Military Spending, Political Cartoon
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Leonardo Boff : Easter for the Crucified Earth
“The Crucified Land,” 1939, oil on canvas by Alexandre Hogue.Our devastated common dwelling:Easter for the crucified Earth By Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2010 Easter is a celebration shared by Jews and Christians, and is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Easter, Ecology, Leonardo Boff, Philospophy, Theology, World History
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A King’s Easter : Reflecting on Jesus and Eggs
A King’s Easter:Pausing to reflect on Jesus and eggs By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2010 This year — for the second time — the sad anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. falls … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Easter, Greg Moses, Martin Luther King, Religion, Ritual, Social Change
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Marc Estrin : George’s Messiah
Happy Easter,But crucify him first By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2010 This morning, the cheery NPR voice announced that today was Good Friday — but not for the Catholic Church, which was reeling from you … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Classical Music, Easter, Judaism, Marc Estrin, Ritual
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Scandal in the Church : Time for Pope to Depart?
In 1294, Pope Celestine V issued a decree making it permissible for a Pope to resign. Then he resigned. Detail from portrait of Celestine V, artist unknown.There is historical precedent:Should Benedict apologize and resign? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Child Abuse, Pope Benedict XVI, Sex Crimes, Ted McLaughlin
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In 1294, Pope Celestine V issued a decree making it permissible for a Pope to resign. Then he resigned. By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 2, 2010 There’s been a lot of controversy in the last few … Continue reading
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Bolivia’s Evo Morales : Putting the Coca Back in Cola
Bolivian President Evo Morales and Coca Colla. Above, photo from 1buenaidea.com. Below, photo by Red Erbol / Abiding in Bolivia.Supports new coca-based drink:Evo Morales tells Coke to take a hike By Nikolas Kozloff / April 2, 2010 Move over Coca-Cola: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, Coca Cola, Cocaine, Drug War, Evo Morales, Latin America, South America, United Nations
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Conspiracy Theories : Exhaust Fumes from the Angry
Photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Conspiracies:Exhaust fumes from the angry What better way to divert attention from the catastrophic eight years of the Bush-Cheney administration than to fan the flames of discontent with renewed conspiracy theories and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Larry Ray, Racism, Religious Fanaticism, Right Wing Extremists
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Mexico : Fear of ‘Narco Guerrilla’ Haunts Officials
Cieneguillas state prison in Zacatecas, Mexico, where armed commandos freed more than 50 inmates in a raid May 16, 2009. Photo by Oscar Baez / AP / Huffington Post.Phantom of Mexican narco guerrillaHaunts U.S. security chiefs By John Ross / … Continue reading
By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / April 1, 2010 What’s with Obama? The President has run true to form in his announcement of ending the moratorium on off-shore drilling in part of the Atlantic Coast. Some reports … Continue reading
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Sherman DeBrosse : The Resistible Rise of the Tea Bagger Movement
Dale Robertson, who claims to have founded the Tea Party movement. Photo from February 27, 2009, Tea Party in Houston.Not by bread alone: Why the Tea Baggers are successful Anger and fear have a way of spreading, and the Tea … Continue reading
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Tagged Populism, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, Sherman DeBrosse, Social Protest, Tea Baggers
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