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Iran : How I Helped Tweet the Revolution from San Francisco
Students turn to Twitter. This photo from June 15, 2009 shows a picture of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, left bottom, next to a broken computer monitor in a room in a Tehran University dormitory after it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Iranian Elections, Political Protest, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter
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Chicago 1968 : Riot Cops to Hold Reunion
Scenes from the police riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Photos from Chicago Tribune files.1968 Chicago riot cops to hold reunion ‘It’s just a get-together for guys who worked together 40 years ago,’ said Mark Donahue, president … Continue reading
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Sir Douglas Quintet — Sheila Tequila 1981 (Video)
For Doug Sahm, with fondest memories. The Rag Blog
Robert Fisk : Iran’s Day of Destiny
A million opposition supporters swelled the streets of Tehran Monday, June 15, 2009. Photo from BBC. Not since the 1979 Iranian Revolution have massed protesters gathered in such numbers, or with such overwhelming popularity, through the boulevards of this torrid, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, Iran, Iranian Elections, Middle East, Political Protest
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Were Elections a Fraud? Uprising in Iran; Protest in Austin
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog. Less than 24 hours after the largest demonstrations here since the 1979 revolution and the reported deaths of seven protesters, Iran’s Guardian Council said Tuesday it was prepared to order a … Continue reading
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Stevia : Sweet News in Fight Against Diabetes
Natural sweetener Stevia, now approved by the FDA, doesn’t raise blood sugar levels, which is good news in the fight against diabetes, a killer disease affecting millions worldwide. By Kate Braun and Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / June … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, FDA, Gardening, Health, Medicine, Organic Food
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Blue Dog Cowardice and the State of Health Care Reform
Photo of blue dog Democrat from dogguide.net.Health Care Reform: The State of the Debate The Democrats, though in the majority and supported by 67% of the American people, act confused, impotent, lacking in courage and conviction. By Dr. Stephen R. … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Public Health, Universal Health Care
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Steve Weissman : Netanyahu Offers a State and a Half
Binyamin Netanyahu speaks on Palestine. Could he become the Nixon of the Middle East? Photo by AP.Israel Offers a State and a Half To bring the Palestinians and their Arab supporters back to the table, [Obama] will have to find … Continue reading
VERSE / Alyce Guynn : Speaking of Feet
C’est le pied / Julien Colombier à Paris / Colombier in his studio / Art as Authority. Speaking of Feet I.Why do you look at my feetwhen we speak? Were we lovers in ancient Chinawhere my feet were boundin servitude … Continue reading
Neo-Nazis : You’re in the Army Now
Iraq veteran Forrest Fogarty sailed through recruitment despite his neo-Nazi tattoos. Photo by Matt Kennard / salon.com.Neo-Nazis are in the Army now Why the U.S. military is ignoring its own regulations and permitting white supremacists to join its ranks. By … Continue reading
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Juan Cole on Iran : Why Mousavi Probably Won
Iranian supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi are chased by Iranian riot-police in front of Tehran university Sunday, June 14, 2009. Iranian youth took to the streets Sunday, setting trash dumpsters and tires on fire, in a … Continue reading
