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Were Elections a Fraud? Uprising in Iran; Protest in Austin
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog. Less than 24 hours after the largest demonstrations here since the 1979 revolution and the reported deaths of seven protesters, Iran’s Guardian Council said Tuesday it was prepared to order a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, Iran, Iranian Elections, Middle East, Social Protest
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Stevia : Sweet News in Fight Against Diabetes
Natural sweetener Stevia, now approved by the FDA, doesn’t raise blood sugar levels, which is good news in the fight against diabetes, a killer disease affecting millions worldwide. By Kate Braun and Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / June … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, FDA, Gardening, Health, Medicine, Organic Food
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Blue Dog Cowardice and the State of Health Care Reform
Photo of blue dog Democrat from dogguide.net.Health Care Reform: The State of the Debate The Democrats, though in the majority and supported by 67% of the American people, act confused, impotent, lacking in courage and conviction. By Dr. Stephen R. … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Public Health, Universal Health Care
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VERSE / Alyce Guynn : Speaking of Feet
C’est le pied / Julien Colombier à Paris / Colombier in his studio / Art as Authority. Speaking of Feet I.Why do you look at my feetwhen we speak? Were we lovers in ancient Chinawhere my feet were boundin servitude … Continue reading
St. Augustine of Hippo on the Practice of Torture
St. Augustine, as painted by the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli in 1480 / 1902encyclopedia.com.St. Augustine on torture, with an afterword by Willie Nelson By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / June 14, 2009 Over 1,500 years ago Augustine … Continue reading
Live-Blogging the Uprising in Iran
From Huffington Post: 8:28 PM ET — Not just in Tehran. Via email, reader Farbod writes: “This is from Ardabil in the northwest. Mousavi’s home province. I think it is very important that people see demonstrations from all over Iran, … Continue reading
Health Care for the Rich : U.S. 50th in Life Expectancy
How can it be that 49 countries have a longer life expectancy, if we supposedly have the ‘best’ health care system in the world? It is because our system is the best only for the rich. By Ted McLaughlin / … Continue reading
The Blue-Green Alliance, and the Threat from the Populist Right
Van Jones and the Green Jobs Initiative By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / June 13, 2009 [Prepared as a Memo for the Working Class Studies Association Conference, June 6-8 2009, at the University of Pittsburgh.] 1. One of … Continue reading
Susan Van Haitsma : Biker Chick for Peace
Bikers parade down Congress Ave. in Austin during 2008 Republic of Texas Biker Rally. Photo from Panaramio.Roll on, Bikers I held a sign reading ‘Biker Chicks for Peace’… As the bikers passed by, the majority flashed peace signs back at … Continue reading
Cindy Sheehan : The ‘Myths of the Robber Class’
Rag Bloggers meet with Cindy Sheehan, June 11, 2009. From left, Former Camp Casey organizer Patrice Schexnayder, The Rag Blog’s Jim Retherford and Alice Embree, Cindy Sheehan, Rag Blog co-editor Thorne Dreyer and correspondent David MacBryde, and Chris Hargreaves of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Authors, Books, Cindy Sheehan, Dallas, Peace Movement, Social Activism
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Nima Shirazi: Analysing the Iranian Elections
On the Table & Off the Map: Threats, Lies, and Iranian ElectionsBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / June 11, 2009 Eight days after Barack Obama delivered his much-touted speech in Cairo, Iranians are going to the polls to … Continue reading
