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Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part VII
Clean streets, well painted and maintained attractive buildings; homebrew to boot is Colonia Tovar. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart VII: Climbing MountainsBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 6, 2008 A tall man … Continue reading
Obama and the ‘Weatherman Connection’ : In Defense of Bill Ayers
William Ayers, left, in 1980 with wife, Bernardine Dohrn. Photo by Knoblock, via Associated Press.‘The Bill Ayers I knew in the late 1960’s was a very thoughtful and serious person.’By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / October 6, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Bernardine Dohrn, Campaign Tactics, Keating Five, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, SDS, Sixties, Weather Underground, William Ayers
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Populist Porn : Larry Flynt is ‘Nailin’ Paylin’
A heartbeat away: Palin portrayer Lisa Ann. You want me to put what where?: Lisa Ann protrayer Sarah Palin.Coming your way: a no-holes-barred porn spoof based on Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Doncha know?By James Retherford / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Filmmakers, Larry Flynt, Parody, Pornography, Sarah Palin
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Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part VI
Venezuelan flag (left) and banner of Mision Zamora Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart VI: The Green Revolution, 2By Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 5, 2008 I had only observed cooperative farming. I … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part V
Blas Castillo, 57, works on Fundo Bella Vista, a farm cooperative sanctioned by the Venezuelan government. Photo: David Rochkind/Polaris, for The New York Times Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart V: The Green Revolution, 1By Ron … Continue reading
Greed and Disaster Politics (Burp.)
‘This is a gun to our head by our own people. The Republicans and Democrats are both doing this.’By Dennis Thompson / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 I called my congressman’s office to weigh in on the “debate”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Bailout
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Emergency Room : Diagnosing the Candidates’ Health Care Programs
‘The McCain “health care” plan is a pure cop-out to the insurance industry.’By Dr. S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 It would appear to be a very simple exercise to write down in two columns … Continue reading
The All-Encompassing Argument Over Souls
Showdown at TombstoneBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 This is hilarious; a little something on the lighter side — but beyond the laugh, offering some really very freaky insight into the fundamentalist “soul”!! Thanks to … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part IV
Source: Global Exchange Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart IV: “This is the revolution of women”By Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2008 CHU CHU CHUCHUG CHUG CHUGCHE CHE CHE What! Is that … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part III
Caracas: Cachapa de jojoto con queso de mano. Photo credit: Xosé Castro. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart III: Friendly Internal CritiqueBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 At the beginning of … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part II
Rosa León in local church with writer during February 12 celebrations of La Victoria’s liberation from Spain. Photo: Ron Ridenour. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart II: The Rose LionessBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part I
This is the first of an eleven-part series from long-time activist, traveller, and author Ron Ridenour. He very kindly asked us to publish this wonderful story of his experiences in Latin America titled Sounds of Venezuela. We will publish a … Continue reading
