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Health Care in the USA : Go Team! We’re 26th!
US Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), sponsor of HR 676, with filmmaker Michael Moore and US Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)on Capitol Hill in June, 2007. All are supporters of single-payer universal health care. Photo by AFP / Getty Images. As a … Continue reading
Jonah Raskin : Red Bard: ‘The Poems of Mao Zedong’
If I had to compare Mao to an American I’d say he was akin to Whitman, though I’d add that Whitman’s lines are longer, that the rhythms feel different and the voices aren’t the same. Mao is never as tender … Continue reading
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Tagged Banned Books Week, China, Chinese Communists, Cultural Revolution, Jonah Raskin, Mao Zedong, Poetry, Poets
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : John Ruskin, Big PhARMA and the Big Lie
“The essence of lying is deception…” John Ruskin — British socioligist, author, artist and art critic — in old age, 1894. Photo by Frederick Hollyer / public domain. PhARMA and the insurance industry do not want to see a government-sponsored … Continue reading
Roger Baker : Capitalism and its Minsky Moment
Minsky’s Burlesque. [Basically the same thing.] Photo by Peter Stackpole, 1938 / Life / © Time Inc.‘Whenever capitalism seems to have mastered the secret of eternal success, it has a natural urge to step on the gas pedal.’By Roger Baker … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Economic Crisis, Finance, Global Economy, Minsky
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Low Hanging Fruit for the Progressive Movement
Low Hanging Fruit / Copyright © 2008 Borderrose Images We have here the potential for a coalition of health reform as demanded by our public health organizations, immigration reform (this is also the cause of Mexican farmers being driven off … Continue reading
Musings on Barkley : Death, Society and an English Black Lab
Not Barkley, but close enough. Photo by Will, UK. Rag Blog compadre and correspondent Larry Ray passed along this wonderful essay that came to him from a friend’s friend, a retired radiologist. Surely we can take a pause from all … Continue reading
Washington’s Dark Climate and the Death of Rove’s Computer Guru
Michael Connell. Photo courtesy of The Raw Story. Reporter Larisa Alexandrina thought that Mike Connell, who died in a mysterious palne crash, was about to talk. She said, ‘Mr. Connell has confided that he was being threatened, something that his … Continue reading
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Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Karl Rove, Michael Connell, Republican Party
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Robert Jensen : Beyond Grief and Rage: Palestine and the Politics of Resistance
Israeli and American Flags Lapel Pin / Judaica Heaven!. The grief is achingly real, and the rage is morally justified. Our task today is to think about how to channel the power of those emotions into effective political action. By … Continue reading
Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Tell the Republicans: ‘Without Health Life is Not Life’
François Rabelais lisant, anon. drawing, early 17th Century / Wikimedia Commons. Rabelais: ‘Without health life is only a state of languor and an image of death.’ This reminded me of a painting of a 17th century hospital with its endless … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicine, Public Health, World History
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The Israeli ‘Public Relations’ Juggernaut Takes No Prisoners
Media bias about the Israeli – Palestine conflict EXPOSED! Israeli Government Willing to Deliberately Lie About the Facts on the Ground in GazaBy Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2009 The video above is only the tip … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, Propaganda, Public Information
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Warsaw and Gaza : An Inevitable Comparison
New York Times, May 10th, 1943: ‘Warsaw Ghetto Uprising an Over-Reaction.’ From Kevin Dayhoff’s Storage Closet. Click for larger image.. In 1943 members of the Jewish population dug in and organized a poorly armed last-ditch resistance. They were crushed by … Continue reading
