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Legalize Pot? : Going for the Ballot in Washington
Crowd at last year’s Seattle Hempfest, the world’s largest marijuana event. Photo by NORML.Sensible Washington heads petition drive:Washington state initative to legalize pot By Vernell Pratt / The Rag Blog / April 27, 2010 [California may not be the only … Continue reading
The Hidden Toll : 18 Veteran Suicides Every Day
Image from The Public Record.Real cost of war:Shocking suicide rate among vetsBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 27, 2010 We tend to hear about the United States soldiers that are killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, … Continue reading
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Tagged Depression, Suicide, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Military, Veterans, Veterans Administration
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Wanted in Rio : ‘Prophets of Ecology’
Landslide in Mangueira shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after a 17 hour downpour that ended on April 6, 2010, resulting in death and devastation. Photo by Marcelo Sayao / EPA.High water in Rio:‘Prophets of ecology’ would save lives By … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Ecology, Flooding, Leonardo Boff, Natural Disasters, Rio de Janeiro, Theology
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 2
Formal photograph taken in Gandamak, Afghanistan, in May 1879. Seated from left to right: British officers Mr. Jenkyns and Major Cavagnari, Amir Yaqub Khan (in the center), General Daoud Shah, and Habibullah Mustafi. Photo by John Burke (1843 – 1900) … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Great Britain, Imperialism, South Asia, World History
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Social Forum Movement : ‘Another World is Possible’
Mural from 2009 Kentucky Social Forum, promoting U.S. Social Forum, June 22-26, 2010, in Detroit.Resistance to ‘globalization’:The Social Forum movement At the dawn of the new century, a new tradition, inspired by the hundreds of years of resistance, was launched… … Continue reading
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Tagged Globalization, Harry Targ, Resistance Movements, Social Change, Social Forum Movement, World Peace
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Stealing Beauty : Protesting Israeli Cosmetics Made in Occupied Palestine
Austin protest:Ahava cosmetics producedIn illegal Israeli settlements By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2010 More than 30 people carried picket signs in front of the Gateway Shopping Center in Austin on Saturday, April 24, urging shoppers … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Alice Embree, CodePink, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, Social Protest
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Lethal Denial : Chernobyl and the Climate Bill
Composite photo. Image by Vivo (Ben) / Village of Joy. After the explosion at Reactor 4 [at Chernobyl] the people of Pripyat flocked to the railway bridge just outside the city to get a good view of the reactor to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chernobyl, Climate Legislation, Ecology, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power
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Larry Ray : Killing and Dying in Vietraqistan
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Vietraqistan:One, two, three, four…What are we fighting for? By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2010 “We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Fatalities, Imperialism, Iraq Occupation, Larry Ray, Military, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Culture Got a Boo-Boo? : Put a Band-Aid® on It
Health care system black and blue?Cover it up with a Bacon Strip! By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2010 When was the last time you saw a white band-aid? White — as in the color of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Consumer Culture, Health Care Reform, Marc Estrin, Sociology
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Sound and Fury Dept. : Karl Rove at UT-Austin
Heidi Turpin (left) and Fran Hanlon, members of CodePink’s “Pink Police,” express their intentions, April 19, 2010, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, prior to an appearance by Republican strategist Karl Rove. Photo by Jim Turpin … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, CodePink, Direct Action, Karl Rove, Student Activism, Susan Cook, UT-Austin
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Eric Jasinski : Treating PTSD With Jail Time
Spc. Eric Jasinski.Went AWOL seeking help for PTSD:Eric Jasinski released from Texas jailBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 23, 2010 Eric Jasinski is being released from the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas, tomorrow morning, April 24. … Continue reading
Kate Braun : Beltane Seasonal Message
Beltane. Image by Janna / deviantArt / Kuoma-stock.Fire and fertility:The Goddess is receptive to Lord Sun By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / April 23, 2010 “O doo not tell the priest our plight,For he would call it sin,For … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Ceremony, Kate Braun, May Day, Mythology, Ritual
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