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J. Gilles : Medical Means Toxic
Public health and the pharmaceutical mythBy Janet Gilles / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog Onward with the lesson that medical means toxic, the FDA cannot approve a drug without establishing the level at which it will kill half … Continue reading
R. Baker : Liu and the Liquidity Crisis
Recession and the Liquidity TrapBy Roger Baker / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog A year ago, on May 9, 2007, Henry C. K. Liu wrote an article for the Asia Times titled “Liquidity boom and looming crisis.” So … Continue reading
S. Trimble : Obamamania, the Democratic Party and the Left
If we could just get on the same page…By Scott Trimble / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog [These comments from Scott Trimble are the latest contribution to a Rag Blogger discussion of radical strategy and electoral politics. Go … Continue reading
my sweet sixteen
Fons Heijnsbroek. had a telepathic moment with my best gal Mir a couple days ago where she came up beside me as I knelt on the floor hand-vacuuming her sleeping pad and I looked to my right and there was … Continue reading
In Three Lines:
Why McCain wants to be president When his father and grandfather were admirals, they invested heavily in War, Inc. In Congress he promoted measures to protect their legacy, even for 100 years: a Captain Dupont in the House, a Rear … Continue reading
The Earth : Love it or Lose It
The devastation of Dutch Elm Disease — metaphor for an ailing earth?Before it’s too late…To reinvigorate the quest for clean air, soil, and surface water by strengthening regulation and expanding rehabilitationBy Paul Spencer / May 8, 2008 / The Rag … Continue reading
S. Russell on Obama and Civility
Obama and this matter of negative politicsBy Steve Russell / May 7, 2008 / The Rag Blog [Steve Russell wrote the following to introduce an article entitled “Outright Barbarism vs. The Civil Society” by Sara Robinson. It is a fascinating … Continue reading
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The Sporting News – M. Wizard
Roundball Report: It’s the FinalsBy Mariann G. Wizard / May 7, 2008 / The Rag BlogEven if you’re not a basketball fan, if you’re not watching the Spurs-Hornets matchup in the NBA Western conference semi-finals, you are missing some show! … Continue reading
Osteoporosis : Drugs and Your Heart
Have a Heart: Be Wary of toxic pharmaceuticalsBy Janet Gilles / May 6, 2008 / The Rag Blog Noting the lastest revelation about an osteoporosis treatment being linked to a heart condition (see article below), it’s looking to me more … Continue reading
In Two Lines:
Why Senator Clinton stays in the race As Hillary Rodham, she took the SAT in 1963 and mistook her score for a prophecy about entitlements. But was her SAT number, 2012 or 2008? Dick J. ReavisThe Rag Blog / May … Continue reading
D. Reavis : A Bridge to Earlier Times in Texas
Bridge at Eagle Pass, Texas / Piedras Negras, Coah., MexicoPostcards and Border WallsBy Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2008 In 1986 I drove every mile of every road on the official highway map of Texas: … Continue reading
a world that can get well
Paul Stanley.there’s something so wrong about wanting to wake up every dayand the world not be at war somewhere and for people to not beangry with each other and hate each other and for people, children,not to be starving, not … Continue reading
