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World Court Urges US to Stay Five Executions
World Court judges on June 19 heard arguments in the case involving Mexican citizens on death row in the United States. Photo by Peter Dejong / AP.Mexico had appealed to U.N. body on behalf of citizens on Texas death row.July … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Human Rights, Mexico, World Court
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Bob Dylan to Jakob : Be a Wallflower?
Jakob Dylan.First convention protester: Bob Dylan?By Tom Webb / July 15, 2008 Has singer Bob Dylan staged the first protest of the 2008 Republican National Convention by persuading his son Jakob Dylan not to perform here in September? That’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Music, Protest, Repuplican Convention, Rock 'n Roll, Social Action
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre : Austin Tree-Huggers Get Their Due!
The Rag Blog generally doesn’t publish news of a local Austin nature, but in this case: it was a great tree; it’s about time cedar-chopping developers got some comeuppance AND the whistleblowing good guy was our own Jim Retherford. Developer … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Criminal Justice, Environment, Home Developers, Texas
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Economy : Nearing a Tipping Point
Those Greenspan bubbles a’bursting…By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2008 It looks like the US economy has gotten itself into a ‘liquidity trap’; the blowback from Greenspan’s bubbles and banking deregulation. If we try to avoid … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Prices, Economy, Finance, Inflation, Investments, Recession
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow to Barack Obama : "Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue"
Rabbi Arthur Waskow. Rabbi Arthur Waskow asked us to publish this open letter to Barack Obama. He has also posted it to the On Faith blog on the Newsweek/Washington Post website. Rabbi Waskow has been one of the creators and … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Judaism, Justice, Middle East, Obama, Palestine, Peace Movement, Presidential Campaign, Religion
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Silver Lining Dept : The Upside of $4 Gas
Five Reasons to Love $4 GasJuly 16, 2008 Sure, it’s ruining the global economy and making everyone miserable, but there’s an underappreciated upside to the high price of oil. 1. The mass transit boom What’s happening: From 2000 to 2005, … Continue reading
Drawn and Quartered
The Rag Blog / Posted July 15, 2008
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Tagged Cartoon, Humor, Journalism, McCain, Media Bias, Obama, Satire
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Phil Gramm : Don’t Worry, Be Happy
But it’s actually Wall Street where they’re whining. Or, shall we say, panicking?By William Greider / July 14, 2008 Phil Gramm, the senator-banker who until recently advised John McCain’s campaign, did get it right about a “nation of whiners,” but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Campaign Finance, Economy, Wall Street
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Jim Hightower on Pot
Sharing his thoughts on pot, that is…July 14, 2008 Watch the Marijuana Policy Project’s Profiles in Marijuana Reform interview with author and national radio commentator, Jim Hightower in the video above. This is a project of MPP.tv. Here’s more from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Health Care, Drug War, Drugs, Health Care, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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A Special Report : Colombia’s Bloody Civil War
A Rag Blog exclusive report…War and poverty in today´s ColombiaJuly 15, 2008 The following analysis was presented by a Conscientious Objectors´ group, and edited and translated by The Rag Blog’s Val Liveoak. The presenter´s name is withheld to protect him. … Continue reading
FILM : Hollywood’s Response to War
How Vietnam Gave us Dude, Where’s My CarBy Michael Bronski One of the most amazing cultural responses to the war against Iraq has been the plethora of documentary and feature films produced by independent companies and even Hollywood studios. From … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Filmmakers, Hollywood, Independent Film, Iraq War, Popular Culture, Vietnam
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South African Human Rights Activists Shocked By Palestinian Refugee Camp
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militant Hani Al-Kabi who was killed in an Israeli army raid in the Balata refugee camp, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Nablus, Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid, Human Rights, Israel, Middle East, Nelson Mandela, Palestine, Refugees, South Africa, West Bank
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