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Carry It On By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 5, 2010 I’m responding to David Hamilton’s retirement notice posted this week. Everyone should get to retire or take leave from the movement for social justice. It’s never … Continue reading
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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
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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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