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If the Shoe Fits Throw it
Cartoons by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear on MadasHellClub.net The Rag Blog
Loving: Killing Organized Labor
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Autos, Plagues and Passover
Pharaoh 2 by Veronica Winters.Knowing a Pharaoh when you see one…Creating a Freedom Seder for the EarthBy Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / December 15, 2008 What do the Iraq War, the drowning of New Orleans, the collapse … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Bailout, Ecumenism, Environment, Judaism, Ritual
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Robert King: An Inspiring Story of Human Survival
Robert H. King, who spent 29 years in solitary confinement at Louisiana’s notorious Angola State Prison, talks with supporters Sunday night, December 14, 2008, at a book signing party for his moving autobiography, “From the Bottom of the Heap” (PMPress, … Continue reading
Bush : Lame Duck Ducks
‘Fortunately Bush is an expert at ducking things and both shoes zipped by, inches from his head.’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / December 14, 2008 Timing is everything. Sneaking out of the White House under maximum security, … Continue reading
Loving: What Are You Looking At ?
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
A Lesson From Canada (and Detroit) : Single Payer Health Care is Way to Go
‘Canada pays LESS for health care per person than the US — with far better results in terms of general wellness of the population.’By Tommie Sue Montgomery / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2008 See ‘If G.M. Were a … Continue reading
Sherman DeBrosse : Our Economic Trainwreck
‘The financial crisis involves a great deal more than shaky home mortgagers. The key problem is that our financial markets have been deregulated and, lacking policing, have engaged in a massive speculative binge.’ By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Economic Collapse, Economy, Financial Crisis, Great Depression
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Foodie Friday: Buckwheat Pancakes
Staff of LifeBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / December 12, 2008 I have been cooking pancakes a lot lately. Really, you need them every meal if you are avoiding wheat flour bread from the Evil Empire. Last Sunday … Continue reading
Gender Equity at UT-Austin : Still a Lot of Work to be Done
Gender equity on campus: Still a little behind? ‘Across colleges and ranks women’s salaries are lower than men’s by thousands of dollars, even when qualifications are the same.’ By Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte / The Rag Blog / December 12, … Continue reading
Bailout Bust : Southern Republicans Strike Out at Unions
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, left, listens to Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaking about the Senate’s rejection of an emergency $14 billion loan bailout for US auto companies, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo by Haraz N. … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Bailout, Automobile Industry, Congressional Bailout, Labor Unions, Republican Party, UAW
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HEALTH CARE / Western Medicine and the Dilemma of Life’s End
One version of life’s end: Charon the ferryman. I do not write these observations as a medical ethics expert, but merely as an 87 year old retired physician, a secularist, with cancer of the prostate; thus, with some insight into … Continue reading
