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NUTRITION : Are ‘Organic’ Foods Just a Marketing Ploy?
Organic apple. Better, or just more expensive?Study shows what you eat is more important than whether the food meets the criteria to be called ‘organic’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 29, 2008 Are “organic” foods really safer … Continue reading
Orlando Homeless Win Big Victory in Federal Court
City ordinance that limited size of homeless feedings linked to gentrification effortsBy Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / September 27, 2008 ORLANDO — The City of Orlando, in keeping with corporate dominance by theme park and other business … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Courts, Homeless, Human Rights, MDS, Orlando, Poverty, SDS
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Debate a Wash; Does Obama Lack Killer Instinct?
Obama ‘had two big chances to plant a large-caliber entry wound right between McCain’s eyes, and didn’t even try’ By Thomas Cleaver | The Rag Blog | September 27, 2008 I was really, seriously impressed with Joe Biden and what … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Biden, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Presidential Debates, Sarah Palin
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The Sky Will Fall in on Them
Weathering the Coming CrisisBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / September 25, 2008 Before I share the articles, I’m listing what we are either doing or suggest could be done to further protest this unnecessary bail-out that serves only … Continue reading
Poor Dubya : So Many Lies, So Little Time…
Photo by Craig Owen / Oxfam. The lies and scare tactics just keep getting bigger and bigger. By Randy H. / The Rag Blog / September 25, 2008 There aren’t many left in the inventory, Mr. Bush. Hurry! There are … Continue reading
Bailout : Paulson Could Easily Throw in a Few Hundred Million of His Own Bucks
Henry (Hank) Paulson in 2004 when he was chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs. He left with full pockets. Photo by Graham Barclay / Bloomberg News.After all, Goldman Sachs left him in pretty good shapeBy Duncan Echelson / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Henry Paulson, Wall Street
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A World Premiere from Larry Piltz
Just Got Back (From Iraq and Nam) “Just Got Back”, an unprecedented Music Video, uses stunning unaired original photos from the Vietnam War, of Vietnam Veterans protesting 1972 Republican convention in Miami, of 1990s war-devastated Iraq, and of a modern … Continue reading
Houston : In the Aftermath of Ike
Trees lay on the ground early Saturday morning in downtown Houston. The city suffered very minor damage and those who stayed were breathing a sigh of relief as dawn broke. Photo by Andrew Locke / MSNBC.com.‘We now have a real … Continue reading
FILM : Ben McKenzie in ‘Johnny Got His Gun’
Cindy Thomas of the Fort Hood Support Network with Ben McKenzie after the premiere of “Johnny Got His Gun” in Austin. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Johnny Got His Gun ‘is a starkly powerful film based on a … Continue reading
All Things Being Equinox…
Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski / The Rag Blog. may your autumn be healthy and colorful. Stephanie Chernikowski The Rag Blog
David Hamilton : McCain Running on Racism
‘McCain has known all along he couldn’t win on issues’By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2008 Observations on this morning’s news. “Fox News” paired a white male Demo spokesperson with a maybe Latina female Repug … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, McCain, November Election, Presidential Campaign, Racism
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Heed H.R. Mencken : Economy Notwithstanding, This Election Not a Sure Thing
H.R. Mencken: Some wisdom worth heeding?‘We face an election currently as did the USA and Germany in 1932’By S.R. Keister / The Rag Blog / September 21, 2008 H.L. Mencken once wrote, “The only way to success in American life … Continue reading
