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St. Augustine of Hippo on the Practice of Torture
St. Augustine, as painted by the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli in 1480 / 1902encyclopedia.com.St. Augustine on torture, with an afterword by Willie Nelson By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / June 14, 2009 Over 1,500 years ago Augustine … Continue reading
Live-Blogging the Uprising in Iran
From Huffington Post: 8:28 PM ET — Not just in Tehran. Via email, reader Farbod writes: “This is from Ardabil in the northwest. Mousavi’s home province. I think it is very important that people see demonstrations from all over Iran, … Continue reading
Health Care for the Rich : U.S. 50th in Life Expectancy
How can it be that 49 countries have a longer life expectancy, if we supposedly have the ‘best’ health care system in the world? It is because our system is the best only for the rich. By Ted McLaughlin / … Continue reading
The Blue-Green Alliance, and the Threat from the Populist Right
Van Jones and the Green Jobs Initiative By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / June 13, 2009 [Prepared as a Memo for the Working Class Studies Association Conference, June 6-8 2009, at the University of Pittsburgh.] 1. One of … Continue reading
Susan Van Haitsma : Biker Chick for Peace
Bikers parade down Congress Ave. in Austin during 2008 Republic of Texas Biker Rally. Photo from Panaramio.Roll on, Bikers I held a sign reading ‘Biker Chicks for Peace’… As the bikers passed by, the majority flashed peace signs back at … Continue reading
Cindy Sheehan : The ‘Myths of the Robber Class’
Rag Bloggers meet with Cindy Sheehan, June 11, 2009. From left, Former Camp Casey organizer Patrice Schexnayder, The Rag Blog’s Jim Retherford and Alice Embree, Cindy Sheehan, Rag Blog co-editor Thorne Dreyer and correspondent David MacBryde, and Chris Hargreaves of … Continue reading
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Murders in the ‘Cathedral’
The US flag flies at half staff outside the US Holocaust Museum, a day after a security guard was killed. Photo from AFP.Murders in the ‘Cathedral’ It is clear that we need to strengthen that twinge of horror at ‘religious … Continue reading
Harvey Wasserman : The GOP’s Radioactive Nuclear Power Plan
A portion of a cooling tower at Vermont Yankee in Vernon, Vt, just after its collapse in August 2007. Earlier this year Vermont Yankee cut its power back 60% due to a radioactive leak.The GOP’s 100-Reactor/Trillion-Dollar Energy Plan Goes Radioactive … Continue reading
Austin Lounge Lizards : Too Big to Fail
The Austin Lounge Lizards perform their delightful satirical ode to bank bail-outs: Too Big to Fail. Written by Lindsey Eck. Thanks to Mariann Wizard and telebob / The Rag Blog
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Sara Robinson to Progressives: Looking Good!
The Millennial Generation: the future face of progressivism?Progressives have a chance to dominate American politics for the next 40 years The tides of history and demographics, and the way the world works are on our side. By Sara Robinson / … Continue reading
Holocaust Museum : Never Again?
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / June 10, 2009.[Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net.]The Rag Blog
Bishop Takes Pawn : The Real Meaning of ‘Pro-Life’
U.S. Catholic bishops listening to Pope Benedict XVI. Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images. The present effort to politicize the church and marginalize pro-choice will drive away more of the flock and quickly shed the intellectual credibility it so … Continue reading
