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McCain’s Health Care Balancing Act
Wealth Transfer From Voters to CorporationsBy R.J. Eskow / May 1, 2008 Health policy proposals can reflect many different ideologies or political philosophies, but John McCain’s plan isn’t so much ideological as utilitarian. There has been a lot of excellent … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Health Care, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party
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"No Borders!" : May Day in Austin
MDS/Austin and the Rhizome Collective (with papier mache figures) were among dozens of groups participating in Austin May Day activities. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Hundreds march in Austin for Immigrants’ RightsBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Today is No Pants Day!
Illustration by Kevin PeakePants: Just say no!By Susie C. / May 2, 2008 Well, every day is like No Pants Day for me — I’m a blogger! So why not join me in leg liberation? Just say no to pants … Continue reading
American Society : Dick and Jane in Plastic Playland
Children’s play equipment and the decline of the American yard.By Tom Vanderbilt / April 2, 2008 The next time you drive down a street in suburban or exurban America, pay careful attention to the yards. Lurking somewhere, either peeping out … Continue reading
Supremes Revive Goldie Oldie
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M. Wizard and T. Dreyer on Alleged Child Abuse at Eldorado Compound
Religious freedom is not a cloak for abuse.By Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / May 1, 2008 Just wondering; what are people thinking now about this stalwart group of religious freedom pioneers? Yesterday’s news that the little boys of … Continue reading
Denial and the Oil Crisis
When you are living inside a failing empire, of course there is going to be massive denial. The last thing to go will probably be the satisfied consumerist imagery that is the stock in trade of TV commercials. Kunstler isn’t … Continue reading
May Day : Iraqi Workers Declare Solidarity With U.S. Unions
Union solidarity in the face of war From The Rag Blog / May Day / May 1, 2008 The following comes to us from U.S. Labor Against the War. It includes two May Day communications from the working people of … Continue reading
Red Headed Stranger Turns 75
Part of Willie Nelson’s appeal has been the lack of certainty about his life, including the exact date of his birth. Some sources say it is April 28, some say it’s April 30. Photo by Bill Olive / Houston ChronicleFriends … Continue reading
Albert Hofman, Who Took Hundreds of Trips, 1906-2008
Dr. Hofmann, date unknown, with a chemical model of LSD.Photo by Novartis, Getty ImagesAlbert Hofmann, the Father of LSD, Dies at 102By Craig S. Smith / April 30, 2008 PARIS — Albert Hofmann, the mystical Swiss chemist who gave the … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday To You…
MoveOn.Org Celebrates Birthday of ‘Mission Accomplished’ The liberal terrorists at MoveOn.org are launching a $1 million ad campaign (heyo!) against John McCain, because who the hell else is gonna do it, JESUS H. CHRIST (Mike Huckabee)? The first ad is … Continue reading
"Mission Accomplished" : Five Years and Counting!
White House: We ‘paid price’ for ‘Mission Accomplished’By Michael Moore / April 30, 2008 WASHINGTON – The White House said Wednesday that it had “paid a price” for the “Mission Accomplished” backdrop to US President George W. Bush’s May 1, … Continue reading
