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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Murders in the ‘Cathedral’
The US flag flies at half staff outside the US Holocaust Museum, a day after a security guard was killed. Photo from AFP.Murders in the ‘Cathedral’ It is clear that we need to strengthen that twinge of horror at ‘religious … Continue reading
Harvey Wasserman : The GOP’s Radioactive Nuclear Power Plan
A portion of a cooling tower at Vermont Yankee in Vernon, Vt, just after its collapse in August 2007. Earlier this year Vermont Yankee cut its power back 60% due to a radioactive leak.The GOP’s 100-Reactor/Trillion-Dollar Energy Plan Goes Radioactive … Continue reading
Holocaust Museum : Never Again?
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / June 10, 2009.[Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net.]The Rag Blog
Bishop Takes Pawn : The Real Meaning of ‘Pro-Life’
U.S. Catholic bishops listening to Pope Benedict XVI. Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images. The present effort to politicize the church and marginalize pro-choice will drive away more of the flock and quickly shed the intellectual credibility it so … Continue reading
Stephanie Chernikowski : ‘Looking at Music: Side 2’ at the MOMA
Sonic Youth. 1983. Black-and-white photograph, 11 x 17″ (27.9 x 43.2 cm). Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski / Looking at Music: Side 2 / Museum of Modern Art, New York. That is a very early shot of Kim Gordon and Thurston … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Austin, Musicians, New York City, Photographers, Photography, Punk Rock, Sixties
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Robert Jensen : Lingering White Supremacy in South Africa Feels Like Home
Sign in South Africa from the days of apartheid — the practice of racial “seperateness” that was dissolved in 1994. White supremacy, however, is not so easily dispatched by changes in laws. Photo from SouthAfrica.TO.Lingering white supremacy in South Africa … Continue reading
Health Care Reform and the Senate : Do as the Romans Did
Cicero addresses the Roman Senate in a 19th century fresco. Image from Wikipedia Commons.Cicero put the Senate itself on trial ‘…if [Gaius Verrus’] immense wealth is sufficient to shatter your honesty — well then… they will certainly know all they … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Health Care Reform, Marijuana
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David P. Hamilton : Antigua Morning
“Morning Street, Antigua Guatemala.” Photo by dawilson / imagekind. Antigua Morning By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 8, 2009 ANTIGUA, Guatemala — Day breaks noisily with exuberant bird songs, fire crackers announcing birthdays, competing church bells … Continue reading
On Cumming and Going : RIP, Grasshopper
David Carradine as Shaolin monk Caine from 1970’s tv series “Kung Fu.” Apparantly there was one habit he didn’t kick. Photo from Hulton Archive / Getty Images. Auto-erotic asphyxiation is quite common, but is usually kept quiet when the deceased … Continue reading
Remembering Activist and AIDS Hero Dr. Alan Berkman
It was to gain Dr. Alan Berkman’s release from prison, so he could receive treatment for his cancer, that Marilyn Buck, Susan Rosenberg, and Laura Whitethorn finally pled guilty to the “conspiracy” charge that netted former Ragstaffer Buck her 80-year … Continue reading
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Is Austin drowning in traffic growth?
Part 1: Is Austin drowning in ever-increasing traffic? Think again; top road lobby myth debunked! By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 8, 2009 [This is the first of a two-part series by the Rag Blog’s Roger Baker … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Roger Baker, Texas, Transportation, Transportation Politics, TXDot
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