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Awash in Way Too Many Radishes
Picture courtesy Mariann Wizard. She writes, “Great colors, no? Kate & I visited the American Botanical Society gardens the other day and they were awash in way too many radishes.”
Singin’ on Sunday – Connie Evingson
Connie Evingson and Pearl Django at Jazz Alley in Seattle, 30 April 2008.Photo by Richard JehnI was in Seattle a couple of weeks ago at the tail end of a wonderful trip to Austin to meet up with all the … Continue reading
At Holly Beach With You
Holly Beach,LA. a thousand cheap vacationswith free seagulls and sunburnsall you can step on beach jetsamand the purifying grit of Gulf watersa working family’s paradise spreepopulation you and me in a couple hundred cobbled cottagesshambled alongside cramped alleyswith ample crawl … Continue reading
Austin Vets for Peace Fete Folk Legend Utah Philips
Utah Philips performs in Milwaukee on May Day, 2006.Austin salutes ailing folk great and freedom fighter Utah PhilipsBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog Austin Vets For Peace is raising money for our fellow Peace veteran and VFP member, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Folk culture, GI's, IWW, Music, Peace Movement, The Left, Unions
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The Earth : Love it or Lose it, Part II
Wind turbine at the Horns Reef wind farm in DenmarkBefore it’s too late…Support rapid development of “alternative”, renewable energy sources (solar, wind, wave, geothermal…)by Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog [This is the second in a series on The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Social Action
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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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Tagged American Society, Hillary, Obama, Politics, Presidential Campaign
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