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Coal Mining : Union-Busting and the Massey Disaster
Deaths in West VirginiaDid not have to happen By Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / April 14, 2010 With the death of 29 coal miners at the Massey Coal-operated Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, the United … Continue reading
Nebraska : Protecting Women From Themselves
Sen. Cap Dierks introduced Nebraska’s new law restricting abortions.Legislators in NebraskaTighten restrictions on abortion By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 It looks like the male legislators in Nebraska are determined to keep women in a … Continue reading
Leonardo Boff : The Church, Celibacy, and the Criminal Sinners
Why the Church neither can nor wantsTo abolish the law of celibacyBy Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2010 The surge of cases of pedophile priests in almost every Catholic country persists, revealing the magnitude of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Celibacy, Child Abuse, Leonardo Boff, Pedophilia, Pope Benedict XVI, Sexual Abuse, Theology
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The Shroud of Vatican
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2010[Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net]The Rag Blog
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Tagged Catholic Church, Pedophilia, Political Cartoon, Ralph Solonitz, Sexual Abuse
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Mack Royal : Darrell and Edith
Darrell and Edith By Mack Royal / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 Tornado Alley is something that is pretty easy to define. It’s where tornadoes are most likely to occur. The Bible Belt, on the other hand, is … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Football, Mack Royal, Sport, Texas, Texas History, UT-Austin
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A Poet’s Legacy : No Rest for the Weary?
Image from Steve and Sara’s Photostream / Flickr.Edna St. Vincent Millay andThe profitability of charity By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 “Thou canst not move across the grassBut my quick eyes will see Thee … Continue reading
Culture Wars : ‘Take Our Country Back’
Confederate flag at Tea Party March on Washington, September 12, 2009. Image from Think Progress.Latest culture war in America: Nationalism in dangerous form Many fear that they have lost the country that was bequeathed to them — and to them … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Leonard Zeskind, Nationalism, Populism, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers
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Marc Estrin : Survival Tips for the Bailout Challenged
Photo by Donna Bister / The Rag Blog.Gotten your bailout yet? By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 No? Unemployment insurance running out? Mortgage under water? Yes and yes? Well, fear not. Since the war on … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Crisis, Homeless, Marc Estrin, Poverty, Satire
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Does the Flag Condone Murder?
The Pharoah’s chariot army drowned in the Red Sea.Do our ‘chariots’ impoverish us?Does the flag condone murder? By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / April 10, 2010 The end of Pesach is said to mark the anniversary of … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical History, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, U.S. Military, War Crimes
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Bill Ayers : Doublespeak at the University of Wyoming
Doublespeak at the University of Wyoming “President Tom Buchanan’s self-satisfied bromides do nothing to disguise the fact that the principle of free and open intellectual exchange has suffered a defeat at the University of Wyoming. As the AAUP has argued … Continue reading
