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Robert Jensen : Human Identity and Radical Change
‘Patriarchy.’ Art from Transhuman Traditionalism.What does it mean to be a human being? Balancing theological and political insights By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 18, 2009 My first venture into political activism was in the feminist movement … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Feminism, Philosophy, Social Change, Theology
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Republicans and Racism : Could Go the Way of the Whigs
Republican emailing with pictures of all the presidents. Obama’s square is just a black space with two eyeballs. It’s perfectly OK to be a racist in the Republican Party, as long as you keep it ‘in house’ and pass it … Continue reading
Austin : Spirited Demonstration Denounces Iranian Elections
Iranians and their supporters demonstrated at the Texas State Capitol Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Photos by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Dude. Where’s my Vote? By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / June 18, 2009 See more photos below. … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Iranian Elections, Political Protest, University of Texas
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Reaping What We Sow : Iran and Stolen Elections
Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, a social democrat, was overthrown by the CIA. Here Mossadegh, with hat, is shown leaving the U.S. Supreme Court building on Nov. 5, 1951. Photo from the Truman Library. After a half-century of dictatorship under … Continue reading
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
