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Ralph Solonitz : Memorial Day
Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / May 23, 2009. [Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net.]The Rag Blog
‘Be Safe’ : A Poem by Mariann G. Wizard
“A Fox in the Hen House,” woodcut by Chet Philips / The Painter Factory.In response to former Vice President Cheney’s ongoing fear-mongering and divisiveness. Be Safe “Be safe,” we say, when taking leave of friend and family member –“Be safe,” … Continue reading
Climate Change Legislation : Landmark Energy Bill Faces Major Challenge
Illustration by KAL / The Economist. The Energy Bill… sets us on two important courses: major support for development of alternative energy, and establishment of a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions 80 percent by 2050. By Thomas Cleaver / The … Continue reading
Philadelphia, Mississippi : Former Klan Stronghold Elects Black Mayor
James Young, left, newly elected mayor of Philadelphia, MS, celebrates with supporters. Photo by Jim Prince / AP The election of an African-American mayor in Philadelphia, Mississippi, site of infamous 1964 civil rights murders, indicates a page may have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, KKK, Mississippi, Racism, Sixties, the South
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Ft. Hood GI Travis Bishop : Why I Won’t Go
Travis Bishop, opening for Toby Keith in Bagdhad, Iraq. Photo from MySpace. If I had deployed to Afghanistan, I don’t think I would have been able to look into another mirror again. By Travis Bishop / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-War GIs, Ft. Hood, Texas, Travis Bishop, War Resisters
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Life During Wartime : Hole in One
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThanks to Dr. S.R. Keister /The Rag Blog
Got Work? College Grads Driving Cabs?
Grads at University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremonies May 18, 2009. Fewer than 20 percent of new graduates have landed work, compared to 50 percent two years ago. Photo by Matt Rourke / AP. The problem with higher education is that … Continue reading
Congressional Health Care Hearings : Pure Flim-Flam
Dr. FlimFlam’s Miracle Cream, as sold by Sen. Max Baucus and the gang. Image of Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama Wiki. These hearings are pure flim-flam and the Senate will support a ‘health care plan’ largely dictated by the insurance and … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Single Payer, Universal Health Care
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Climate Change Disaster : Too Late for Prevention?
Flooding in Bangladesh in 2007. A serious rise in sea levels seems impossible to prevent. Photo by Sumaiya Ahmed / Flickr. Low-lying island nations like the Maldives — they’re goners now, let alone in a couple of generations, when they … Continue reading
Has Liberalism ‘Jumped the Shark?’
Image from The Lockeroom. Just like the right-wing would like to force their religion on all Americans ‘for their own good,’ many liberals would like to pass ‘Nanny State’ laws for the good of all Americans. By Ted McLaughlin / … Continue reading
Dick Cheney and The Curse of the Pomegranate Seeds
Image by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. No one is happier than Hades, chortling down in his dark homey hell while topside the earthly GOP, Guardians of Pomegranates, urged on by Hades’ emissary, Dark Dick, pass out the fruit’s … Continue reading
