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Harry Targ : Universities and Political Conflict
“The Corporate University.” Graphic from Occasional Links & Commentary. Whose interests do they serve? Universities and political conflict Now, in the midst of a deep economic crisis, political and economic elites are lobbying to create new structures of power in higher … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Freedom, Campuses, Harry Targ, Higher Education, Market Fundamentalism
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RAG BLOG DEBATE / David P. Hamilton and Jay D. Jurie : Electoral Politics and the Left
“Citizens United Carpet Bombing Democracy.” Cartoon by DonkeyHotey / Flickr Commons.A Rag Blog debate:Electoral politics and the left David Hamilton argues that the U.S. federal elections in 2012 don’t merit being the focus of our attention, while Jay Jurie contends … Continue reading
Jim Turpin : The Myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’
Image from The America Issue. Inset image below from Reuters and The American. Let me count the ways: The myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’ By Jim Turpin | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2012 “The position of the Americans is therefore … Continue reading
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Tagged American Exceptionalism, American Society, Imperialism, Jim Turpin, U.S. Military
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Cristina Herencia on Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia on Rag Radio, Friday, June 29, 2012. Video by Jeff Zavala of ZGraphix who filmed the show live at the KOOP studios in Austin.Rag Radio:Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herenciaon indigenous peoples and globalization By Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Cristina Herencia, Globalization, Indigenous People, Interview, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer, United Nations
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Marc Estrin : ‘When in the Course of…’
Image from skiptomylou.A tale of two coursesof human events ‘In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury…’ By Marc Estrin | The … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, Fourth of July, Marc Estrin
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Harry Targ : Revisiting the Cuban Revolution
Havana street scene in 2010. Inset below: school kids in Havana, 2010. Photos by Desmond Boylan / Reuters.Revisiting the Cuban revolution Cuban society has been an experimental laboratory… If one set of policies became problematic, the Cubans moved in different … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuban Revolution, Cuban Society, Harry Targ, Latin America, Socialism
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Danny Schechter : The Obama Defection
Obama under fire. Image from PressTV.The Obama defection:Former supporters lambaste the President Just this week he reportedly begged his supporters to send more money as donations fall off. He may be panicking. By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Danny Schechter, Obama Presidency, Progressive Democrats
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Ted McLaughlin : Are We Moving Towards Single-Payer?
Photo by Glyn Lowe Photoworks / Flickr. Image from OtherWords.The pressures moving the U.S. closerto a single-payer health care system There will be a huge pressure to reform Medicaid — and the only way to reform it adequately is to … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Health Insurance, medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, Single Payer, Supreme Court, Ted McLaughlin, Universal Health Care
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Harvey Wasserman : DOE and the Southern Company’s Nuclear Sweetheart Deal
Two new nuclear reactors are being constructed at Plant Vogtle near Augusta. Image from EcoWatch.The Southern Company’snuclear sweetheart deal Why should nuke guarantees cost less than home or student loans? By Harvey Wasserman | The Rag Blog | July 3, … Continue reading
Philip L. Russell : The PRI and the Mexican Spring
Frontrunner Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico’s PRI on the campaign trail. Image from The Washington Post.The Return of the PRI and the Mexican Spring The big surprise of the first debate was how well Peña Nieto was able to respond … Continue reading
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Tagged Electoral politics, Enrique Peña Nieto, Latin America, Mexican Elections, Philip L. Russell
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