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Austin : Demonstrators Oppose Military Recruitment for Iraq War
Demonstrators protesting the continuing occupation of Iraq gathered on Friday, September 19 at Dobie Mall adjacent to the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. Dobie Mall houses a military recruitment center and has been the site of anti-war … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Austin, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Military Recruiting, Peace Activists, Peace Movement
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International Day of Peace : A ‘Day of Global Ceasefire’
‘Peace is not the absence of conflict; it’s a way through it’By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 21, 2008 September 21 is International Day of Peace, a day established by the General Assembly of the United … Continue reading
For American Workers : Lessons from the French Revolution
Victory of the “Front Populaire” in 1936. From left to right: Mme. Blum, Léon Blum (SFIO), Maurice Thorez (PCF), Roger Salengro (SFIO, minister of the Interior). In the second row, behind Blum and Thorez, (rolling a cigarette) is Edouard Dalladier … Continue reading
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Tagged Class Consciousness, European History, France, French Revolution, History, Labor Unions, Socialism, Working Class
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The Country is a Deregulated Mess
‘It has become obvious that UNregulated business activity gravitates to the dark side’By Randy H. / The Rag Blog / September 18, 2008 I admit that I’ve vacillated back and forth between Democrat and Republican over the last 40 years. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Capitalism, Deregulation, Republican Party
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Mike Hanks on Sarah Palin’s Hacked Emails : Wet Dream No. 365
Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP.‘That’s right folks, Gov. Palin’s secret e-mail account has been hacked!’By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / September 18, 2008 Suppose you could read anyone’s personal mail you wanted to. Then suppose it’s … Continue reading
Name That Tune : Theme Songs for John and Sarah
Jackson Browne has filed a lawsuit against John McCain after the Republican presidential candidate used a portion of Browne’s “Running On Empty” in a campaign commercial without permission.How about SOS by ABBA? Just trying to help…By Zoltan Abraham / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, McCain, McCain Campaign, Music, Musicians, Rock 'n Roll, Sarah Palin
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The Pipeline to Nowhere : Lipstick on a Pork Barrel
Gov. Palin andFederal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, Drue Pearce at AGIA signing ceremony last year.‘The pipeline exists only on paper. The first section has yet to be laid, federal approvals are years away and the pipeline will … Continue reading
Thomas Cleaver : The Republicans and Socialism for the Rich
Mr. Burns, the one secretly in charge: ‘Excellent!”Who says the Republicans don’t believe in socialism?By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / September 17, 2008 …Or at least socialism for the rich, when their incompetence threatens to kill them all. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Economic Collapse, Economy, Finance, Republican Party
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Roger Baker : This Ain’t Your Father’s ‘Economic Crisis’
Great Depression: Sign of the times.‘This is not something like the Great Depression that can be corrected by a decade of hard times and even war’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2008 I think that now … Continue reading
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Tagged Depression, Economic Collapse, Economic Recovery, Economy, Great Depression
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Landmark Ruling : Cell Phone Location Protected by Fourth Amendment
Boston artist Nick Rodrigues’ Personal Cell Phone Booth won’t protect him from triangulation or global positioning.Chalk up one small victory for privacyBy William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / September 15, 2008 A powerful and easily-implemented feature of cell … Continue reading
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Tagged Cell Phones, Civil Liberties, Federal Courts, Fourth Amendment, Privacy
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Larry Piltz: John McCain Rhymes with Pain
We are overjoyed to present, once again, with feeling and, more important, with sound and graphics, Larry Piltz’s poetic ode to the Republican Presidential candidate, John McCain Rhymes with Pain. We hope you enjoy this astounding tribute to what we … Continue reading
