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David MacBryde in Berlin : A Look at the Ecomonic Sea Change
Allgemeine Zeitung: ‘The World Hanging in the Air.’ Photo by David MacBryde / The Rag Blog.Seeing the Sea-Change in Germany and in the USA What kind of “growth” is possible and desirable, what is impossible or dangerous on the thin … Continue reading
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Tagged David MacBryde, Economic Recovery, Financial Crisis, Germany
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The Republican Taliban Are in the Cat Bird Seat
Charge!: Republican Chairman Michael Steele calls forth the forces of reaction.‘The price of determined obstructionism will be much higher for the nation, but the Republicans clearly care only about their own political fate.’ By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Economic Stimulus, Obama Administration, Republican Party
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The Press Doesn’t Cover Nonviolence : A Cautionary Tale
Creative nonviolence: street theater at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul. Photo by Neal Reiter.If you want nonviolence, report it If newspaper editors are serious about wanting young people to choose nonviolence, then they must do more than pounce … Continue reading
Police in Texas : Property Seizure called ‘Highway Piracy’
Beware all who enter here. Photo by MJW.Highway robbery on the open roads of Texas By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / February 11, 2009 See ‘Property seizure by police called “highway piracy,”‘ by Lisa Sandberg, Below. According to … Continue reading
James Howard Kunstler : ‘Economic Recovery’ and a Poverty of Imagination
James Howard Kunstler has a comprehensive and blistering view of the current crusade to stimulate the economy; he thinks it won’t work and that it’s based on obsolete and wrongheaded assumptions. He believes a basic change in attitude is required; … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Consumerism, Economic Recovery, Peak Oil, Sustainability
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Homeowners Storm Gold Coast Mansions of ‘Predatory Lenders’
Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America (NACA) members outside the home of Greenwich Financial’s William Frey on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Photo by Danielle Robinson / The Hour / AP.Grab Your Torch ‘n Pitchfork! ‘Sporting bright yellow shirts that read, “Stop … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Crisis, Finance, Foreclosures, Loan Sharks, Social Action
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Biden in Munich : America’s Eurasian Empire Takes Shape
Vice President Joe Biden addresses the participants of the International Conference on Security Policy in Munich, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Photo by Frank Augstein / AP. Biden was telling the waiting world that Washington would continue to pursue its … Continue reading
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Tagged Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, Joe Biden
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Dear Sen. Cornyn : You Have Pork for Brains
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Image by Bill Narum / The Rag Blog. Senator Cornyn: ‘Your political ambitions are clearly far more important to you than the well being of ordinary Americans who are losing their jobs in the millions.’ By … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Corn Dog, Economic Stimulus, John Cornyn, Sarito Carol Neiman, Texas, U.S. Senate
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Frank Shepard Fairey: Grafitti Legend Claims Arrest Before Big Show is Political
Frank Shepard Fairey / ExopolisStreet artist Frank Shepard Fairey at Institute of Contemporary Art earlier this month. Photo by David L. Ryan / Boston Globe.Police arrest Obama artist and ‘Andre the Giant’ tagger just before opening at the Institute of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Artistic Freedom, Artists, Freedom of Expression, Graffiti, Obama Campaign
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Sen. Bernie Sanders : Socialist Strikes a Blow Against Wall Street Greed
Socialist Senator-elect Bernie Sanders (I-VT): Way ahead of the curve on this one. Photo by Brian Snyder / Reuters.Obama backs limit to executive compensation similar to Sanders’ Stop the Greed on Wall Street Act ‘We are on the verge of … Continue reading
We Had to Do it…
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag Blog Thanks to Dr. S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog
