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Understanding our Economic Fix : The Crippled Financial System
Cartoon by Manny Francisco / Manila Times / Black Commentator.The product of neocon economics:Our badly damaged financial system By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / December 5, 2009 The Democrats could lose between 20 and 35 House seats in … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Economics, Finance, Government Regulation, Neocons, Sherman DeBrosse
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Organic Farming : Cutting Carbon Emissions Big Time
Photo from The Red Mullet.Going organic:Dump the mega-corps and save the world? By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2009 A new report from The Soil Association [see article below] says a worldwide switch to organic farming … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Carbon Emissions, Global Warming, Organic Farming, Steve Russell
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RIP Bobby Keane : The Rise and Fall of a Music Man
Ritchie Valens, left, and Bob Keane, then president of Del-Fi Records, on TV show in Los Angeles, 1958. Photo from Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images.Musician and music biz progidy:The ill-starred life of Bobby Keane By Carl R. Hultberg / … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl R. Hultberg, Deaths, Jazz, Music, Music History, Music Producers, Musicians, People, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties
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Harm’s Way : Escalation and the GI Suicide Crisis
Mental health and the suicide rate:Sending soldiers into harm’s way By Michael Anthony / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2009 President Obama recently stated that sending more troops into harm’s way in Afghanistan is a solemn decision — one … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Mental Health, Michael Anthony, Suicide, U.S. Military, Veterans, Veterans Administration
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Roger Baker : Can the Economy Recover?
Cartoon from Talking Union.Can the economy recover?And, for that matter, should it? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2009 [Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy] was my boss. He knows all about peak oil, but he … Continue reading
Bob Simmons : A Medical Mission to Palestine (Documentary Video)
A Medical Mission to Palestine – Part 1 from Telebob on Vimeo. Good works done by good people:A Medical Mission to PalestineBy Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2009 See Parts 2-4 of A Medical Mission to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Simmons, Documentary, Israel, Medicine, Palestine, Palestinian Occupation, Physicians for Peace, Video, West Bank
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Human Rights in Colombia : School of the Americas and Plan Patriota
Image from redsolsur.com. / Impunity Watch South America.Colombia and the School of the Americas:A history of human rights abuse By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2009 See ‘Know your new military bases,’ a look at Tolemaida … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombia, Human Rights, Imperialism, Latin America, Marion Delgado, Torture, U.S. Military
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Forced Prostitution in Mexico : Lost Women of the Narcoguerra
“Sex Slave” by Vangobot / Pop Art Machine.Organized crime in Mexico:Massive transnational sex trade The networks of traffickers in women use Mexico as a bridge to move teens to the U.S. and Canada where they are sold and sexually exploited. … Continue reading
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Tagged Investigative Journalism, Mexico, Michael Reynolds, Narcoguerra, Prostitution, Sex Crimes, Sex Slavery, Sexual Abuse, Women
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PRESS / Dick J. Reavis : Texas Tribune Lacks Regional Vision
Texas Tribune. Image from UrbanGrounds.The Texas Tribune:Bells and whistles but little vision The Tribune mistakes numbers for people and information for insight. It is in no way culturally or regionally idiosyncratic. By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Criticism, Dick J. Reavis, Digital Media, Hispanic, Internet, Media, Mexico, Texas, Texas Politics, The Press
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Tom Hayden : Time to Strip Off the Obama Sticker
Image from Zazzle.com.Obama’s Afghanistan escalation:Latest in a string of disappointments I’ll support Obama down the road against Sarah Palin, Lou Dobbs or any of the pitchfork carriers for the pre-Obama era. But no bumper sticker until the withdrawal strategy is … Continue reading
The War President : Barack Obama at West Point
President Barack Obama announces his escalation of the War in Afghanistan at the US Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on Tuesday night. Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP.The War President at West Point:Great speech, bad message By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Obama Foreign Policy, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Military
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Obama and Afghanistan : The Permanent War Economy
Imperialism (War Economy), by Jolan Gross Bettelheim, lithograph, c.1940.Obama on Afghanistan:He cannot believe what he is saying By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 1, 2009 After a 1966 presentation by Dean Rusk before the Senate Foreign Relations … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Harry Targ, Obama Foreign Policy, U.S. Military, War Economy
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