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Don Swift : Cultural Cognition and Today’s Politics
Cartoon by Bennett / Chattanooga Times Free Press. Image from Picasa. Fact and fiction: Cultural cognition and today’s politics The scholars have noted a tendency for people to ‘conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact… to values that define … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Gay Marriage and Social Justice with Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright
Betsy, left, and Gail Leondar-Wright, were Thorne Dreyer’s guests on Rag Radio, Friday, June 22, 2012.Rag Radio:Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wrighton gay marriage and social justice By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | June 28, 2012 Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright, … Continue reading
Marc Estrin : Worstward Ho!
Fail worse What is absolutely clear is that the performance of the United States at the recent Rio+20 conference was intended as an energetic worsening thrust. By Marc Estrin | The Rag Blog | June 27, 2012 In his penultimate … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecology, Environment, Marc Estrin, Rio+20, Sustainability
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Richard Raznikov : Keep the ‘Change,’ Barack
Label this! Image from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.Label this!Keep the ‘change,’ Barack I wonder whether the writer knew that Obama has appointed Monsanto’s chief lobbyist and a corporate vice president to serve as the ‘food safety czar’ of the Food … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Business, Democracy, Fracking, GMO's, Monsanto, Richard Raznikov
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Danny Schechter : South Africa’s Political Wars
South African President Jacob Zuma was caught up in a personal corruption scandal that he “narrowly slithered out of.” Photo by Reuters.South Africa’s political warsbegin to resemble our own The African National Congress is riven by factions, ambitious politicians, and … Continue reading
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Tagged African National Congress, Danny Schechter, Political Scandal, South Africa
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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Ways of Knowing
Cartoon by Piraro. Image from Sandwalk.Ways of Knowing The whole thing is about life perpetuating itself, about what we will do, how we will act, in different situations. By Bill Meacham | The Rag Blog | June 27, 2012 Each … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Meacham, Cognition, Evolution, Ideas, Knowledge, Philosophy, Psychology, Science
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : ‘The People’s Pension’ and the War Against Social Security
‘The People’s Pension’:The war against social security The opponents of this program are not interested in saving money, a fairer distribution of benefits, or helping the elderly. They are serving an ideological agenda of social Darwinism. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Conservative Politics, Privatization, Ron Jacobs, Ronald Reagan, Social Programs, Social Security
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Harry Targ : Mitch Daniels, Educator!
All decked out: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels models his new Purdue leather jacket after being named the school’s next president in West Lafayette, Indiana., Thursday, June 21, 2012. Photo by Michael Conroy / AP.Purdue names Mitch Daniels president: The crisis … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Campuses, Harry Targ, Higher Education, Indiana, Mitch Daniels, Purdue
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David Hamilton : In France, Socialists Rule!
Supporters of French Socialist Party react after the announcement of the results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections. Photo by Fred Dufour / AFP / Getty Images.French election wrap:Socialists rule! Internationally, the main significance of the Socialist … Continue reading
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Tagged David P. Hamilton, European Politics, European Union, France, Francois Hollande, Leftists, Socialistm
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Mariann Wizard’s Odyssey
Above, Mariann Wizard at Threadgills, Austin, Texas, 2012. Photo by Gloria Badilla-Hill. Inset below: Mariann with former cable television commissioners, Jack Hopper and Tommy Wyatt, at ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch Austin’s public access TV. Mariann was the chair of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, George Vizard, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Lee Otis Johnson, Leftists, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, The Rag, The Rag Blog
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Betsy Leondar-Wright : Class and the Political Moment
Protester in Olympia, WA, February 16, 2010. Image from the Washington State Wire.Five well-known leftists, five strong opinions:What’s needed at this political moment? I was struck by how openly they disagreed [and] by how passionate all five of them are … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsy Leondar-Wright, Class Struggle, Classism, Leftists, Social Change
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Mark Blumenthal on Herbal and Alternative Medicine
American Botanical Council director Mark Blumenthal in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, June 15, 2012. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Inset photo below by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Rag Radio:Botanical Council’s Mark Blumenthal discusses … Continue reading
