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Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear
No thanks: An anti-Monsanto crop circle made by farmers and volunteers in the Philippines. Photo byy Melvyn Calderon/Greenpeace HO/A.P. Images.Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear By Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, which follows, first appeared in the May issue of … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Capitalism, Corporate Corruption, Environment, Genetic Engineering
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America, Incorporated, L.L.C.
we built this business up from scratchwith all the real estate we snatchedwe used resources down the hatchwith all the labor we could catchmythologized confabulatedself-congratulatedAmerica, Incorporated for a new place did real welllots of smokes and folks to sellway far … Continue reading
Fewer Flights : Costs Economy, Aids Environment
American Airlines and Northwest Airlines have raised their fuel surcharges for flights to Europe by an additional $20 per round trip, an air fare expert says. / Travel-Blog. US economy begins collapse into a state of greater efficiency. And greater … Continue reading
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More Wrongful Convictions : The Justice Project
New DNA tests “do not support the current conviction” of Texas Death Row inmate Michael Blair (pictured), who was condemned in the 1993 slaying of 7-year-old Ashley Estell, a high-profile case that led to the creation of tough sex-offender laws, … Continue reading
Monks, not Junta, Providing Relief in Myanmar
A monk organized relief donations this week for people left homeless by the cyclone. This monastery, outside of Yangon, has become a temporary shelter. Photo by AP.In desperate times, Burmese turn to their monks KUN WAN, Myanmar / May 30, … Continue reading
Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts
What the Jihadists REALLY Have in MindBy James Retherford / The Rag Blog / May 30, 2008 [An earlier version of this article was published by New York Times Online, October 29, 2004. James Retherford is an Austin activist, graphic … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush, Economy, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Terrorism, The World, U.S. Government
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Rudi Dutschke Strasse : From Our Man in Berlin
Rudi Dutschke, then. Rudi Dutschke Strasse, now.Street Party Celebrates Memory of Sixties German ActivistBy David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / May 30, 2008 [David MacBryde was an Austin activist and a contributor to The Rag Blog’s historical precursor, The … Continue reading
Obama Practices Looking-Off-Into-Future Pose
Subtle muscular adjustments can show, from left, wistfulness, determination, and unbridled hopefulness.Still working on the squinting, Axlerod admits… CHICAGO—As the 2008 presidential election draws closer, Democrat Barack Obama has reportedly been working tirelessly with his top political strategists to perfect … Continue reading
Anti-Semitic Christian Comic Aimed at Kids
Called a “Training Manual” For “The Next Pogrom Against Jews”By Bruce Wilson / May 30, 2008 For several years now, I have been tracking and studying the covert aspects of Christian Zionism but today an anonymous source — a devoted … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Christianity, Comix, Judaism, Religion, Right Wing
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Media : Michael Crichton, Vindicated
Stefan Stroe.His 1993 prediction of mass-media extinction now looks on target.By Jack Shafer / May 29, 2008 In 1993, novelist Michael Crichton riled the news business with a Wired magazine essay titled “Mediasaurus,” in which he prophesied the death of … Continue reading
Hey, Don’t Catch a Cold…
Bob Simpson / ZNet / The Rag Blog
