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Kate Braun : Yule Seasonal Message
Yule: Lord Sun emerges “What you envision will bloom in the pale moonlight…” By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / December 15, 2009 Monday, December 21, 2009, is Yule, the shortest day and longest night of the year, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Kate Braun, Mythology, Ritual, Spirituality, Yule
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Changing Climate : Denmark Becoming Police State?
Above, a Danish policeman arrests a demonstrator at Copenhagen climate change summit. Photo from AP. Below, detained demonstrators are seen lined up on a street during mass arrests. Photo by Thibault Camus / AP.Changing winds in Denmark:Preventive detention and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Copenhagen, Denmark, Direct Action, Environmental Groups, European History, Global Warming, Social Protest, United Nations
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The Future is Now : Mother Earth and Our Great Green Leap
“Mother Earth Father Sky.” Painting by Linda Puiatti.Curbing carbon’s just the tip of our great green leap [We must] make corporations serve the public …extinguish their interests in fossil/nuclear fuels …end their profit centers in waste and war … restore … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Power, Ecology, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Social Change, Social Justice, Sustainability
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James Retherford : The Story of Dada
Alfred Jarry on absinthe.The Story of Dada (Part One) Inspired by the edgy transubstantiation of primitive energy and ontological nullity in Dada’s impromptu poetic style, [Hugo] Ball tried to emulate it — but without success. By James Retherford / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Art History, Biography, Dada, James Retherford, Literature, Satire, Surrealism, Yippies
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Caracas : Bolivar is Inspiration for New Peoples’ Movement in Latin America
The founding congress of the Movimiento Continental Bolivariano (MCB) in Caracas, Dec. 7, 2009. Photo from kaosenlared.netMovimiento Continental Bolivariano:‘Take the open road of hope’ By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 14, 2009 CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Imperialism, Colombia, Latin America, Marion Delgado, Venezuela
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Tragicomedy in Mexico City : Clown Prince Juanito Calls it Quits
Two thumbs up from Rafael Acosta, aka Juanito. Top, at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Photo by Rene Soto / Milenio Diario. Below, at his office last month before his resignation. Photo from The Independent / AP.Tragicomedy … Continue reading
Fixing the Economy? Like Filling a Leaky Bucket
“Old tin bucket.” Photo by {JO} / Flickr.Bucket’s got a hole in it:Can we revive the U.S. economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2009 Is trying to fix the U.S. economy like trying to fill … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Capitalism, Economic Recovery, Economics, Financial Reform, Government Regulation, Roger Baker
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PTSD and the Military : Soldiers Go AWOL to Get Help
Photo illustration by Jennifer Clampet / USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs.Military health care inadequate:GI’s go AWOL for PTSD treatmentBy Dahr Jamail / December 13, 2009 MARFA, Texas — With a military health care system over-stretched by two ongoing wars in Afghanistan … Continue reading
Rocking New Hampshire : James Montgomery and J. Geils
James Montgomery, coiling and kicking. Photo from The Sun Chronicle.Rocking New Hampshire blues:James Montgomery and J. Geils at The Middle He rushes forward on stage like a ranting king exhorting the other players, filling in rhythm details with showy flashes … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Carl R. Hultberg, Music, Music History, New Hampshire, Rock 'n Roll
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Grisly Calculus : Fudging on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Sar Bland, an Afghan man who was injured in a rocket attack in Tagab, lies on bed at a hospital at the U.S. base at Bagram, Afghanistan. An official said the death of civilians in U.S. rocket attacks presumably aimed … Continue reading
