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Feminism & Women : Backlash Spectacular
Phyllis Schlafly in action, 1979A Doctorate for Phyllis Schlafly, Oh My….By Katha Pollitt Washington University is giving Phyllis Schlafly an honorary doctorate. Let me run that by you again. , the distinguished 155-year-old seat of higher learning in St. Louis, … Continue reading
Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi : Sat Down Beside Her
Neil Young Neil Young spider(Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, female.)Neil Young gives his name to a spiderby Roland Piquepaille / May 9, 2008 Canadian rocker Neil Young made headlines this week for appearing at the JavaOne conference and for releasing his musical archive … Continue reading
J. Gilles : Medical Means Toxic
Public health and the pharmaceutical mythBy Janet Gilles / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog Onward with the lesson that medical means toxic, the FDA cannot approve a drug without establishing the level at which it will kill half … Continue reading
Happy Mothers’ Day! (A little birdie told me.)
Omigod! A feelgood animal video on The Rag Blog! Posted May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog
R. Baker : Liu and the Liquidity Crisis
Recession and the Liquidity TrapBy Roger Baker / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog A year ago, on May 9, 2007, Henry C. K. Liu wrote an article for the Asia Times titled “Liquidity boom and looming crisis.” So … Continue reading
S. Trimble : Obamamania, the Democratic Party and the Left
If we could just get on the same page…By Scott Trimble / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog [These comments from Scott Trimble are the latest contribution to a Rag Blogger discussion of radical strategy and electoral politics. Go … Continue reading
Class is not a Clinton Forte
Seeds of Destructionby Bob Herbert / May 10, 2008 The Clintons have never understood how to exit the stage gracefully. Their repertoire has always been deficient in grace and class. So there was Hillary Clinton cold-bloodedly asserting to USA Today … Continue reading
my sweet sixteen
Fons Heijnsbroek. had a telepathic moment with my best gal Mir a couple days ago where she came up beside me as I knelt on the floor hand-vacuuming her sleeping pad and I looked to my right and there was … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day, Texas-Style
My neighbor took these in her back yard – here’s what she said: Yesterday while I was sitting in the back yard reading, four baby armadillos came up from the canyon behind our house. They were digging and chomping up … Continue reading
A Rag Blogger Conversation about the Democratic Party and Radical Change
Posted May 9, 2008 / The Rag BlogUpdated May 10, 2008 [The following is a conversation among Ragbloggers from a left point of view: about the viability of the Democratic Party and the two-party system, about the corporate influence in … Continue reading
Concerning the Crime of Journalism
Al-Jazeera journalist Sami al-Haj, released this week from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.The U.S. War on Journalistsby Amy Goodman / May 8, 2008 Sami al-Haj is a free man today, after having been imprisoned by the U.S. military for … Continue reading
In Three Lines:
Why McCain wants to be president When his father and grandfather were admirals, they invested heavily in War, Inc. In Congress he promoted measures to protect their legacy, even for 100 years: a Captain Dupont in the House, a Rear … Continue reading
