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Rag Blog Report : Mauricio Funes Wins in El Salvador
Photos from the elections in El Salvador by Al / The Rag Blog.Live from El Salvador One team in San Martin actually was notified that an ARENA representative in a dark corner (pants down) was trying to smuggle out Actas … Continue reading
A Rush from the Past : The Hammering of ‘Jabber the Nut’
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog (with apologies to Jabba and friends).Rush Limbaugh: The Hammering of ‘Jabber the Nut’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 15, 2009 See Video from Rush Limbaugh’s 1990 TV talk … Continue reading
Austin : Eyewitness Accounts from Winter Soldiers for Peace
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. Austin, Texas, Feb. 28, 2009. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Winter Soldiers for Peace After three more decades of aggressions upon foreign soils, brigades of Veterans for Peace (VFP) and Vietnam Veterans against … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Anti-War Vets, Iraq Occupation, Iraq Veterans, IVAW, Peace Movement, VVAW, Winter Soldiers
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Power Struggle : Shining a Light on the Salvadoran Elections
On March 13, 2009, a pedestrian in San Salvador walks past a mural supporting the FMLN in the upcoming elections . Photo by Daniel Leclair / Reuters.Live from El Salvador: We see the electric cable hacked apart and lying on … Continue reading
Misplaced Anger : Coming to Terms with the Obama Health Care Plan
Perhaps too many liberals are exhausted by watching the Kabuki Theatre of the Republican congressional leadership and their total disregard for the welfare of the nation in this time of deep crisis. By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Single Payer, Universal Health Care
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Republican Buffoon Bunning : Another Shameful Show
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog (with apologies to the horse).Sen. Jim Bunning: A Shameful Show While many senators were terse and faulted Geithner for not having a detailed bailout plan in hand, Senator Bunning was coarse, mean … Continue reading
El Salvador : U.S. Republicans Meddling in Historic Election
Mauricio Funes, a former television reporter, is the FMLN candidate for president of El Salvador. It is outrageous to see how a small contingent from the Party of No can contribute to a climate of electoral fear. By Al / … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, Free Elections, Imperialism, Latin America
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Eschenbach: The Root Cause of the Economic Crisis: Selfishness Was In, Selflessness Was Out
The Death of Voodoo EconomicsBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2009 While it’s interesting, almost unavoidable and improbably instructive to play a ‘blame game’ regarding who is responsible for our collective demise, my own view is … Continue reading
Kate Braun: Vernal Equinox Seasonal Message
Vernal Equinox Seasonal MessageBy Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2009 “Wise Mother whose love surrounds me all you make is sacred…” Friday, March 20, 2009 is the Spring/Vernal Equinox. Lady Moon is in her 4th quarter, … Continue reading
Music Video by Ric Sternberg : That Big Hot Texas Sun
Music video by Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog.Red hot music video promotes solar energy with red hot Austin musicians. By Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2009 Why do we keep fiddling while Texas burns? We … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Environment, Filmmakers, Music Video, Musicians, Solar Energy, Video
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David P. Hamilton : Sea Change
Sea Change. Future debates will be over how fast and how far to push change, primarily involving the conversion of private to public, not whether change is desirable. Maintaining the status quo is almost an irrelevant position. By David P. … Continue reading
Skateboarders, Bloggers and Cops : One Little Victory for the People
No Skateboards / calaggie. Gerry Storm, aka Dr. Mesmo, is a former Austin musician, activist and union leader who now lives in rural New Mexico. His interests combine the political with the spiritual. He recounts here a triumphant parable of … Continue reading
