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Robert McNamara : Expanding the Imperial Mission
LBJ and Robert McNamara. Photo from Dr. X’s Vintage Photos.The hallmark of the McNamara era: Modernization, scientific management, mutually assured destruction The most critical contribution to U.S. imperialism… for which McNamara was a leading advocate, was to foster the belief … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Anti-Communism, Capitalism, Deaths, Imperialism, JFK, LBJ, Robert McNamara, Sixties, Vietnam
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Robert McNamara and his Band of Brothers
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / July 6, 2009[Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net]The Rag Blog
Banking : Independence and the Texas Patels
A rupee saved is a rupee earned. In contrast to the frozen giants of global finance who drag us every day down closer to the next bottom… the Texas Patels are moving their Dallas banking enterprise into competition with billion-dollar … Continue reading
Treatment of Homeless Kids : Texas is DEAD LAST
This map shows state rankings on the issue of homeless children. Click on image to enlarge. For an interactive version, go here.In the grand tradition:Texas is dead last in its treatment of homeless children By Roger Baker / The Rag … Continue reading
Study : Coffee a Cure for Alzheimer’s?
Drink coffee: Don’t forget. Researchers at the University of Florida believe there may be an incredibly simple solution to the Alzheimer’s problem — coffee. By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2009 According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation … Continue reading
Sarah Palin Reads Vanity Fair, Resigns as Governor
Illustration by Risko for Vanity Fair. Even the woman in the red dress who told candidate McCain at a town hall campaign gathering in 2008 she thought Obama ‘was an Arab’ should be able see past Palin’s lip gloss, if … Continue reading
4th of July : Honor our Hemp-Growing Founding Fathers
Graphic from BuzzFlash.Honor our hemp-raising patriot heroes Presidents Washington and Jefferson — both of them extremely advanced agronomists — cataloged their techniques for growing hemp at great length. They would simply not comprehend the concept… that hemp might be illegal. … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Agriculture, American History, Cannabis, Hemp, Marijuana
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Robert Jensen : Beyond Independence: When We Are Most Free
Photo by ericagirlwonder.Beyond independence:We are most free when we are most bound to others By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / July 3, 2009 Power is typically approached as a question of dominance and submission. Power is marked by … Continue reading
Foodie Friday: Food Inc., the Movie
“If we squander the ecological capital of the soil, the capital on paper won’t much matter.” Wes Jackson, President of the Land Institute. Food Inc., the MovieBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / July 3, 2009 Don’t miss the … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Corporate Power, Food Production, Meat Industry
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Haiti and Honduras : Considering Two ‘Coups d’État’
Two victims of coups d’etat, then and now: Manuel Zeyala of Honduras and Haiti’s Jean-Bertrand Aristide.Coups Past and Present The same United Nations that now condemns the coup in Honduras and demands Zelaya’s return occupied Haiti militarily during the coup … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristide, Coups d'etat, Haiti, Honduras, Imperialism, Latin America
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Lt. Dan Choi : Don’t Ask (Or Tell). Just Sign.
Bolstered by more than 300,000 signatures to letters of support… Lt. Dan Choi is now taking his fight to repeal the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy to Congress. By Larry Ray | The Rag Blog | July 2, 2009 … Continue reading
