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Texas and the Killing Chamber
‘At the execution facility in Texas, there is seating for people who have come to take their satisfaction from seeing an act of death.’ By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / January 31, 2009 I don’t know much about … Continue reading
Boehner : Lighten Up Already
‘Boehner is like a talking toy that repeats the same thing over and over when you pull its string.’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / January 30, 2009 There is great speculation that GOP house minority leader John … Continue reading
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Increasingly Reactionary Israel Facing World Condemnation
The trend within Israeli society is toward more extreme positions and greater anti-Arab racism. This most recent Israeli onslaught against the Palestinians in Gaza was accompanied by the arrest of hundreds of Israel’s Arab citizens for peacefully protesting. By David … Continue reading
‘Future Farming’ : A 50-Year Plan for Sustainable Agriculture
Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute, shown with actress Jane Fonda. Photo by Joan Halifax (Upaya) / Wikipedia Commons. ‘If we continue our offenses against the land and the labor by which we are fed, the food supply will … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Ecology, Economic Recovery, Farming, Sustainability
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The Passing of John Updike : Baseball, Misogynism and Literary Brilliance
Called ‘kaleidoscopically gifted’ and ‘an American Balzac,’ John Updike died Tuesday, Jan. 27, of lung cancer at the age of 76. Many have tagged him the most important literary figure of our time. By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Baseball, Deaths, John Updike, Literature, People, Writers
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Candelmas Seasonal Message
Candelmas Seasonal MessageBy Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / January 26, 2009 “Like a candle burning through time…”Monday, February 2, 2009 is Candlemas, also known as Imbolc, Feast of Lights, Bridgit’s Day, and Groundhog Day. Lady Moon shifts from … Continue reading
Dr.Stephen R. Keister : The Doctor and the Body Politic
The Doctor by Luke Fildes. I, as an elderly retired physician, idealize what is shown in the painting by Luke Fildes’ ‘The Doctor,’ and look upon the word ‘physician’ in the Greek derivation, i.e. ‘healer.’ I think of Hippocrates, Maimonides … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicine, Universal Health Care
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Fixing the Economy : A Comprehensive Plan from Progressive Economists
We deny that there is any conflict between the need to get the economy moving again by creating jobs, and the long term goals of green technologies, national health insurance, and a fairer distribution of income. In fact, higher wages … Continue reading
Texas Death Row : Certain Death, Uncertain Justice
If the three men are executed they will be counted as numbers 427, 428, and 429 on the official list of persons executed by Texas since the death penalty was re-instated in 1982. By Greg Moses | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Texas, Texas Death Row
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Michelle Obama’s Yellow Dress : Shades of Oshun
“Oshun” by Brigid Ashwood.Oshun is an Afro-Cuban goddess of love, maternity and marriage.By Karen Lee Wald / The Rag Blog / January 24, 2009 Since several people commented that Michelle Obama was wearing a yellow dress designed by a Cuban … Continue reading
Ruthy and the Pedal People : Taking Out the Trash
Ruthy Woodring: Garbage duty in the Massachusetts winter. Photo courtesy the Pedal People. I like Ruthy’s special combination of valuing personal independence and community interdependence. I’ve rarely met a young woman who seems as fearless and sanguine about the world, … Continue reading
Bolivia : The Victory of Leftist Populism
Bolivian peasant passes by campaign posters for President Evo Morales.Remember Latin America? Something’s happening down there. By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / January 24, 2009 See ‘From Rightist Chaos to Leftist Constitutionalism:The Institutionalization of Bolivian Populism’ by Chris … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, Evo Morales, History, Latin America, Revolutionary Movements
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