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Fleeting Glimpses by A. Traveler

Posted on August 21, 2008 by RagBlog

Catedral, Calle de la Reina.Before the Golden Arches Invade the Pearl of the Caribbean…by A. Traveler / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2008 Six days in one city isn’t enough to form opinions of a country that has fired … Continue reading →

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ECONOMY : Trickle Down from the Bailouts

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘The federal government is drowning in a sea of red ink’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 19, 2008 Bernanke and his crew at the fed bailed out Bear Stearns at taxpayer expense because they feared not doing … Continue reading →

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Obama and The Onion : Reflections on the Uses of Satire

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Cooter Obama’ chases pig on Capitol lawn. Photo from controversial satirical article in The Onion. Photo © Copyright 2008, Onion, Inc. I recently chuckled at a satirical piece I found at The Onion’s website and reposted it here on The … Continue reading →

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Austin Police : Fear-Mongering About the Homeless

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Mr. George, 6th & Congress, Austin, September 2007. Photo by Brian K. George.‘Police Chief Art Acevedo spoke about the homeless, panhandlers and drug users being the cause of the ills of our society’By Debbie Russell / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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Alan Pogue and Steve Russell : Somalia and Big Oil

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Oil exploration in Somalia. Chevron photo. ‘The point is that the oil is there and the U.S. energy companies, among others, want it.’ A Ragblogger dialogue with Alan Pogue and Steve Russell. ‘What would Obama do? Hillary? It was her … Continue reading →

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SPORT : An Elegy for Skip Carey

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Atlanta Braves annuncer Skip Carey kissing a baby. Photo by jeffamandalayla.‘There will be no more Skip Caray to bring me laughs and great baseball announcing in the summers’By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2008 Back in … Continue reading →

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Austin and US 290 E : You Can’t Get There From Here

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

A little historical foreplay: 1971 Plans for the US 290/2222 interchange. Proposed toll road: ‘The public hearing was set up and designed as an exercise in intimidation’ By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 13, 2008 The conduct … Continue reading →

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Larry Piltz : The NeoContry Fair

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘George W. Bush and the Iraq’ by Werner HorvathThe NeoContry Fair Come on up now everybody to The NeoContry Fair drag your spouse out of your cave and all your terror-free lairs be sure to bring your bulletproof armor-piercing underwear … Continue reading →

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The Rag Blog’s David MacBryde from Berlin : Obama and the German People

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

BEFOREHAND: Setting up for TV coverage: The message to Obama: “The whole world will be watching you.” Photo © David MacBryde / The Rag Blog.‘Obama’s speech was sober and serious – he did not grandstand or pump up emotions.’By David … Continue reading →

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Critiquing the Human Family

Posted on August 11, 2008 by RagBlog

See “EdgeLeft: Taking China’s Side” by David McReynolds below It Was a Good Reminder for MeBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2008 Since my family came from Germany (my mom’s side in 1631; my dad’s in … Continue reading →

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Housing Crisis: "My Son Was Not So Lucky"

Posted on August 10, 2008 by RagBlog

The Morgan-Stanley BuildingMorgan-Stanley freezing the home-equity credit lines on mortgage holdersBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2008 I’m certain other institutions will follow their lead; this article probably doesn’t surprise most of us. For me, I … Continue reading →

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Needed : Peace Movement Strategy on Afghanistan

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center foreground, and other officials at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Photo by AP.‘Obama’s proposal is so ill advised that one might expect it to die on its own … Continue reading →

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