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John Ross : A Mexican Revolution Every 100 Years?
“Revolución.” Woodcut by José Guadalupe Posada / Biografías y Vidas.1810! 1910! 2010?A Mexican Revolution timelineBy John Ross / The Rag Blog / November 26, 2009 MEXICO CITY — Fact: Every 100 years on the tenth year of the century, Mexico … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Revolutionary Movements, Social Movements, Zapatas
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Tom Hayden : Obama is ‘Kicking the Can’ on Afghanistan
Kicking the can. Image from Oskar Rough.Obama’s Afghanistan policy:Playing to the imaginary center Like President Johnson before him, President Obama is squandering any hope for his progressive domestic agenda by this tragic escalation of the war. By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq War, Obama Foreign Policy, Political Opinion, Tom Hayden, Vietnam
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Greg Moses : Thanksgiving and the Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh Series, Number 5, 1943, lithograph, Carlos Merida, from Art Museum of the Americas.A Thanksgiving day well made:We remember the Popol Vuh By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / November 26, 2009 Crawling down below Meauan Mountain, where … Continue reading
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Tagged Greg Moses, Indigenous People, Latin America, Mayan, Mythology, Ritual
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Thirty Years and Counting : Radioactive News from Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island. Graphic from The Infrastructurist.The new nuke media machine:Fluff, lies and radiation from TMI By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2009 Yet another “perfectly safe” release at Three Mile Island has irradiated yet another … Continue reading
Life During Wartime : The Great Society
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThanks to Dr. S.R. Keister /The Rag Blog
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Tagged Afghanistan, LBJ, Political Cartoon, Political Satire, Vietnam
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Fort Hood and the Prophetic ‘IF’
These battle-weary troops from the 1st Air Cav had just staged a “combat refusal” at the PACE firebase in Vietnam. There were also countless instances of “fragging” against officers by Vietnam GI’s. Photo from NAM – The Story of the … Continue reading
BOOKS / The Great Turning : From Empire to Earth Community
The Great Turning: Moving in a radical new direction By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2009 We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capitalism, Climate Change, Community, Imperialism, Progressive Movement, Revolution, Social Change
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Colombian Invasion : Touching All the Bases
A sign in Caracas, Venezuela, denounces expanded U.S. military presence in Colombia. Photo by Thomas Coex / AFP / Getty Images.Just the beginning?The U.S buildup in Colombia By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2009 CARTAGENA DE … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Colombia, Imperialism, Latin America, U.S. Military
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Paul Krassner : In Praise of Indecency
Paul Krassner depicted in Oui Magazine advertisement for an upcoming October 1975 interview. Graffiti includes references to the Realist mascot, Lenny Bruce, and Jerry Rubin. Image from the Realist Archive Project.In praise of indecency:Paul Krassner is our ‘Satirist-Laureate’ By Harvey … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Authors, Censorship, Comedians, Humor, Journalists, Political Satire, Pornography, Sixties, Yippies
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Ted McLaughlin : The Backpacks of Moberly
A quiet way of helping:The backpacks of Moberly, Missouri …we began to realize that some of these children go home to houses where they literally may not eat over the weekend. And we couldn’t just sit back and not do … Continue reading
Honduras : The ‘Election’ and the Resistencia
Above,“Golpistas: Here Is Your Vote.” Rebelión poster. Demonstration against electoral campaign, Intibucá. Photo from Indymedia Honduras.Micheletti prepares for election;Moves against boycott, resistance By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2009 With a nod of approval from … Continue reading
The REAL Death Panel : Congress Gutting Reform
Photo by Mike Albans / AP.The real death panel:A requiem for true health care reform? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 22, 2009 It was ten years ago that I lost my wife who was … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicare, Public Option, Universal Health Care
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