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David Zeiger : Open Letter to Michael Moore from a Madoff Victim
Bernie Madoff and his investors: of an ilk? Photo by Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images.An Open Letter to Michael Moore I was stunned to see you take a broad, uninformed swipe at everyone who invested money with [Bernie] … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Madoff, Filmmakers, Finance, Investments, Michael Moore
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Bud Shrake, 77 : This Texas Tall Tale is a Literary Legend
Bud Shrake speaks at Texas Book Festival in November, 2008. Photo by Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog. Edwin “Bud” Shrake died Friday, May 8, of lung cancer, at the age of 77. A towering figure in Texas literature — … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Richards, Austin, Authors, Bob Simmons, Journalists, Literature, Texas
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Alice Embree on El Salvador : Reflections on a People’s Victory, Part 1
Supporters show their colors during campaign rally before elections in El Salvador. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog. The left victory of Mauricio Funes in El Salvador is part of a wave of change transforming Latin America in … Continue reading
Health Care Reform : Private Companies Just in it for the Money
Graphic from lamiavitafolle. We have an opportunity to make real and substantial changes to fix America’s health care. A few promises and some band-aids on our current system are not nearly enough. By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Single Payer, Universal Health Care
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Roger Baker : The Zombie Bank Syndrome
Zombie banker. Image from Mother Jones.Dead Banks Walking. . . Except for the bankers and the Obama administration, the prevailing reaction of many prominent economists is not one of optimism. By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / May 8, … Continue reading
Health Care and Senator Baucus : Channeling Emile Zola
Psychiatrist Dr. Carol Paris is arrested for disorderly conduct outside of a U.S. Senate office building Tuesday, May 5, for speaking out at Sen. Max Baucus’ Congressional hearings on health care reform. Photo from South Maryland News. Dr. Carol A. … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Direct Action, Health Care Reform, Single Payer, Social Protest, Universal Health Care
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Dick J. Reavis : The Narco Republic of Texas
Cool beard, chief. David Gouverneur Burnet was the first president of the original Republic of Texas. The Rag Blog’s Reavis has some ambitions of his own. Photo from Daughters of the Republic of Texas. If Texas were an independent nation, … Continue reading
GI Victor Agosto : ‘There is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan’
Victor Agosto with fan club at opening of Under the Hood Cafe in Kileen, Texas, on March 1, 2009. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.To Victor Agosto, Ft. Hood, Texas: ‘You will deploy in support of OEF on … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Ft. Hood, Peace Movement, U.S. Military
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Not Samuel Clemens : Blue Dog Diary
Image of Samuel Clemens from Vintage Memorabilia During my days in college at Virginia Beach I learned quite early that one should beware of certain American writers such as Twain, Upton Sinclair, and John dos Pasos, who were in favor … Continue reading
Swine Flu Redux : We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Doctors and nurses treat patients at a tent hospital for influenza victims in Lawrence, Mass., in 1918. Archive photo from Hartford Courant. The outbreak in the Spring of 1918 was not the huge killer. It came back in a second … Continue reading
Susan Van Haitsma : The Planet’s Imperative: Stop War, Shine On
Graphic from Neoformix. The life of our planet must not be a flash in the pan, a brief streak of light in time’s expanse. Our ancient Mother deserves a future of infinite history, and so do we, her youngest children. … Continue reading
Farewell to Space Junk? Satellites With Sails?
Space Junk. Space debris seen from outside geosynchronous orbit. Photo from Wikipedia Commons. With much of our new technologies being dependent upon satellites, a solution to the problem of the proliferation of space junk must be found. By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading
