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‘Medicare Advantage?’ Advantage Big Business
Health care reform and the 85 percent solution By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2009 “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Obama Administration, Public Health
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NAACP Turns 100; Convention Met by Anti-War Protest
Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP with long-time civil rights activist Hazel Dukes. Photo by Thomas Good / NLN / The Rag BlogDemonstrators at NAACP confab protest presence of army recruiters As the NAACP kicked off its convention … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Civil Rights Movement, Military Recruiting, NAACP, Peace Movement, Social Protest
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Coup in Honduras : Talks Reach Stalemate as Demonstrations Continue
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Photo by AFP/Getty. Costa Rican President Óscar Arias mediates controversial talks between Zelaya and Micheletti stand-ins while demonstrations against coup in Honduras continue. By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2009 … Continue reading
Film / ‘The Hurt Locker’ : Kathryn Bigelow’s Explosive Iraq War Movie
The Hurt Locker will deepen your understanding of what our soldiers have been enduring in Iraq for twelve to fifteen months at a stretch. By Tod Ensign / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2009 See ‘The Hurt Locker, Ticking … Continue reading
Loving: The Four Horsemen of Agriculture
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
ASCAP : Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Ka-Ching.
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.ASCAP wants to be paid when your phone rings …these are the same folks who crisscrossed America threatening and intimidating small business owners for having a radio playing in their small shop, diner … Continue reading
‘Dollar Bill’ Jefferson and the Case of the Cold Cash
Government exhibit 20-45C. This photo was presented July 8, 2009, as court evidence in the trial of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La. It was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s office and shows an FBI agent holding contents seized on Aug. 3, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheney, Congress, Criminal Justice, Nigeria, Political Corruption, SEC
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California Pay to Play : Marijuana Futures!
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘is known to have extensive first-hand knowledge about the many uses’ of marijuana, is shown taking a break following a workout in the film ‘Pumping Iron.’California should pay its people in pot The state could grow … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Cannabis, Economy, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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John McMillian : Mac the Knife: The Passing of a War Criminal
Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, speaks at Harvard on March 3, 2004. J. Errol Morris’ Academy Award-winning documentary, ‘The Fog of War,’ plays on the monitor as McNamara (left) and Ernest May address … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Defense, Harvard, Robert McNamara, Sixties, Vietnam, War Crimes
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The Future of France : Still ‘Liberty? Equality? Fraternity?’
Future of France: This?Or this? Photo by Michel Euler / AP.Liberty? Equality? Fraternity?Is this the Future of France? On the surface France this summer seems like a relatively tranquil society, but under the surface there are disquieting signs of trouble … Continue reading
Honduras : Angry Protests as Coup Blocks Zayala Return With Violence
Supporters of Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya march near the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa, Monday July 6, 2009. Honduras’ interim government closed its main airport to all flights on Monday after blocking the runway to prevent the return of ousted … Continue reading
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Tagged Coups d'etat, Honduras, Latin America, Political Protest, Zayala
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