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Scientists : Dolphins are ‘Non-Human Persons’
Bottlenose dolphin Delphin and her baby Dolly at a zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. Photo by AP.Behavior studies:Dolphins are second smartest animal ‘The neuroanatomy suggests psychological continuity between humans and dolphins and has profound implications for the ethics of human-dolphin … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Behavior, Dolphins, Intelligence, Psychology, Scientific Research, Zoology
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Republican Attack Machine : Controlling the Spin
Republican assault on the truth:A winning strategy for an off-year election The Democrats appear to be clueless in the face of a relentless propaganda campaign that relies upon what were once psychological tools to be used against enemy populations. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Marketing, Political Opinion, Political Strategy, Propaganda, Republican Party, Sherman DeBrosse
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Mexico : Anarchists Celebrate Mexican Revolution With Real Fireworks
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City. (Some went a little further in their observance: See story below.) Photo from La Jornada.A real blast:Bombs, resistance mark 100thanniversary of Mexican RevolutionBy John Ross / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Direct Action, John Ross, Labor Unions, Latin America, Mexican History, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Mexico City
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Richard Lee FUCK A DUCK ANYTHING FOR A BUCK By Richard Lee / The Rag Blog / January 10, 2010 BOCAS DEL TORO, Panama — I’m watching the financial channel here in Panama, in Spanish, in the middle of the … Continue reading
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Rewind and Restart : How the Dems (Could Have) Made ‘Health Care’ Happen
(A New Years fantasy) Once more from the top: An alternative scenario for health care reform By Zoltan Zigedy / The Rag Blog / January 10, 2010 In February of 2009, with his poll numbers and public expectations exceptionally high, … Continue reading
Rewind and Restart : How the Dems (Could Have) Made ‘Health Care’ Happen
(A New Years fantasy) Once more from the top: An alternative scenario for health care reform By Zoltan Zigedy / The Rag Blog / January 10, 2010 In February of 2009, with his poll numbers and public expectations exceptionally high, … Continue reading
Marc Estrin : The Execution of an Elephant
Topsy the elephant:Executed by Thomas Alva Edison By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2010 [Noted author and activist Marc Estrin will be contributing to The Rag Blog on a regular basis.] Wait! Do not activate that … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Animal Cruelty, Coney Island, Elephants, Literature, Marc Estrin, Novelists, The Circus
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Immigration Reform : It’s Time for Political Courage
Cartoon by Daryl Cagle / MSNBC.comDemocrats must show some courage:Immigration laws need real reform Closing the border and deporting undocumented workers would actually hurt our economy. Over a 10 year period it would mean the loss of $2.6 trillion in … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democratic Party, Economy, Immigration Reform, Ted McLaughlin
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BOOKS/ Jonah Raskin : Michael Pollan’s ‘Food Rules’
We can decide what we want to eat!Michael Pollan: America’s new Food CzarBy Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 8, 2010 [Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, Trade Paperback, December 29, 2009, 112 pp, $11.00.] … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Books, Cuisine, Diet, Food, Jonah Raskin, Nutrition, Whole Foods
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Our Patriarchal History : The All-Conquering Cowboy
Cowboys and Indians:History’s relentless cattle drive …the thing we know as ‘history’ is just the continuing mechanism of the Indo-European cowboys stealing the livestock, the culture, and whatever else they want from what’s left of the Goddess driven producers of … Continue reading
