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Star Trek and the ‘Prime Directive’ : We’re Still Meddling
Star Trek’s post-cold war, multi-ethnic, multi-gender and multi-specie crew: early imperialist warriors or noble seekers?Aboard the Imperial Star Ship Ameriprise…Heading for the Final Frontier By William Astore / March 27, 2009 I grew up in the 1970s on reruns of … Continue reading
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Tagged Diversity, Imperialism, Popular Culture, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Television
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Health Care and the Arrogant Republican Elite
Aristocrat 01 by Gabriel Dzieslaw / mixmedia on canvas, 2007. Also see, ‘Single-payer health reform bill introduced in Senate,’ Below. ‘…one watches the Republican Senate and House “leadership” posturing on television, in their Seville Row suits, sporting their salon or … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care Reform, Republican Party, Single Payer, Universal Health Care
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Amazon’s Kindle: A New Way to Burn Books?
“Empty Bookshelves.” (Library for the Faculty of Philology at the Free University Berlin, Germany. Architect: Norman Foster.) Photo by svenwerk.Kindle e-reader: A Trojan horse for free thought Amazon and other e-media aggregators know that digital text is the irrational exuberance … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Banned Books Week, Digital Books, Print Media, Technology
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Stop Drug Violence? End Prohibition. Simple as That.
This is the most cogent argument against drug prohibition that I have read. And it couldn’t be more timely. The logic here is so clear that one wonders how so many have been so blind for so long. Or might … Continue reading
Oh Goody : Texas to Offer Masters Degree in Creationism?
Creationist Texas State Rep. Leo Berman has a bill for you! Berman is shown during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 3, 2008. Photo by AP. Oh goody doody gumdrops, I think I shall apply to open … Continue reading
Alice Embree : Remembering Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero
Mural at the National University of El Salvador depicting the late Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, assassinated in March 24, 1980. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Liberation theologian and advocate for the poor, El Salvador’s Romero was assassinated 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, History, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Liberation Theology, People
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FILM / Saint Misbehavin’ : The Wavy Gravy Movie
Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie, directed by Michelle Esrick was screened in Austin at SXSW.The Saints Go Marching in Downtown Austin Wavy Gravy’s evolving persona as poet, storyteller, merry prankster, jester and clown reveals a deeply spiritual and resourceful … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Film, Million Musicians March, Nonviolence, Peace Movement, Sixties, SXSW, Wavy Gravy
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Thorne Dreyer : Wavy Gravy Leads Austin Musicians in March for Peace
Hippie legend Wavy Gravy leads the Million Musicians March in Austin, March 21, 2009. Photo by Mara Eurich / The Rag Blog.Austin musicians and activists decide to be “instruments for peace.” Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. “Of … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Protest, SXSW, Texas, Wavy Gravy
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The World After AIG : Obama and the Economy
Gorilla. Still in room. Graphic from Wunder Blog. It is not unreasonable to expect that the AIG Bonuses scandal will win some converts for the Republicans’ take-no-action philosophy. Democrats need to wake up and start reminding the public who created … Continue reading
Horns of a Dilemma : The Buck Stops Here
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog. [Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net.]The Rag Blog
Larry Ray : Congressional Kabuki and the Constitution
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Though none of our elected officials actually got made up in classical white face, their outraged and out sized exaggerations, both facial and verbal would have qualified them for a Kabuki casting … Continue reading
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Tagged AIG, Bank Bailouts, Congress, Corporate Corruption, Economic Recovery
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