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Storming the Bastille : Bidding Bipartisanship Adieu
“Prise de la Bastille,” painting by Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel / Wikimedia Commons.Health care reform:To the barricades By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 I fear that the average American, including myself, has a … Continue reading
Drought : Mexico Goes Down the Drain
A tractor ploughs a hectare of land in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Photo by Tomas Bravo / Reuters.Mexico goes down the drain:Water and power south of the border By John Ross / The Rag Blog / August 31, … Continue reading
Bank Struggles and the ‘Science’ of Economics
As bank struggles worsen:The ‘science’ of economics By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 See ‘Meltdown 101: Why banks’ struggles have worsened,’ by Marcy Gordon, Below. A viewpoint inspired by some bad banking news is cited … Continue reading
Freakence : Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis De Didier Mainguy / The Rag Blog / August 30, 2009 Plus connu sous le nom de Juvenal. (Ier siècle et du début du IIe siècle) Etait-il beat, hippie, autonome ultra-gauchiste, anarchiste ? L’histoire ne le dit … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Philosophy, Sixties, The Rag, Underground Press
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Washington in the Time of Cholera : A Pandemic of Ignorance
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Health Care Reform: A Pandemic of Ignorance and Fear By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 29, 2009 I have just finishing reading Naples in the Time of Cholera 1884-1911. … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Cholera, Health Care Reform, Naples in the Time of Cholera, Pandemics, World History
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Joe Nick Patoski : Jim Dickinson Was One Cool Memphis Cat
It’s not just the whites reaching for the black culture, it’s the blacks reaching for the white culture. It’s about the collision. Jim Dickinson. Photo from Memphis Flyer. Memphis musician Jim Dickinson dies at 67Career of artist, producer touched four … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Blues, Civil Rights, Deaths, Memphis, Musicians, Oral History, Racism, Rock 'n Roll, the South
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Poster Child for Lousy Health Insurance
Don’t mourn, organize:How I became a poster child for lousy private health insurance By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / August 27, 2009 For 25 years I have been a member of a private health insurance plan that … Continue reading
The Lion Passes: A Different Look at Chappaquiddick
Teddy Kennedy and Chappaquiddick:The official story doesn’t wash After the airplane crash and the shooting of JFK and RFK, killing Ted Kennedy would not do. Gullible as the public is, too many would think a plot was afoot. Kennedy had … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Chappaquiddick, Conspiracy, Deaths, Edward Kennedy, Indigenous People, U.S. Senate
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God Thinks You’re a Loser
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE “God Thinks You’re a Loser”The Rag Blog and South Austin Pictures present a screening of“God Thinks You’re a Loser,”a perverse comedy from Austin director Gary Chasonat The Independent at 501 Studiosin the 501 Studio Complex,501 … Continue reading
The Wingnuts : Paranoia and Rage Serve the GOP Well
Paranoia, rage and right wing populism From the time of Plato, thinkers have noted that building fear and anger directed at the ‘Other’ is a potent political tool. By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / August 25, 2009 Lately, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Populism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists
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The American Doctor : From ‘Practitioner’ to ‘Provider’
Doctor’s Office by Lee Dubin.Graphic from ‘South Park’ / Comedy Central. The practice of medicine has ceased to be a profession, it has become a business with the doctor being a ‘provider’ for the insurance company. By Dr. Stephen R. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicine
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