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Jack A. Smith : Are Labor and the Democrats in an Abusive Relationship?
President Obama and the AFL-CIO’s Trumka: Putting on a happy face? Photo from AP.An abusive relationship?The labor movement and the Democrats A union movement that has tethered itself to the Democratic Party since the mid-1930s won’t be directly critical because … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Jack A. Smith, Labor History, Labor Unions
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Lamar W. Hankins : A Week of Invective over Birth Control and Women’s Health
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The group was infuriated by Obama’s decision. Photo by Seth Wenig / AP.A week of invective:The Catholic bishops, women’s health,and American politics By Lamar W. Hankins | … Continue reading
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Tagged Birth Control, Catholic Church, Lamar W. Hankins, Women's Health
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Brad Kittel Builds ‘Tiny Texas Houses’
“Tiny Texas House” builder Brad Kittel at the KOOP studios in Austin, Friday, February 10, 2012. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. ‘Sustainablity through salvage’: Brad Kittel builds ‘Tiny Texas Houses’ By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Brad Kittel, Rag Radio, Salvage Mining, Sustainability, Thorne Dreyer, Tiny Texas Houses
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Harvey Wasserman : We May Yet Lose Tokyo
Cleanup at Fukushima. U.S. experts said they were not getting accurate details of the scope of the Fukushima disaster after reactors melted down last year. Photo from AP / Daily Mail.(Not to mention Alaska and Georgia)We may yet lose Tokyo … Continue reading
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Tagged Fukushima, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power
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Dirk Nelson : Walking the Walk at Wall Street
This photo of an Occupier at Zuccotti Park (Liberty Square) was taken several weeks after the footage of police brutality was posted on YouTube and elsewhere. Considering the government’s treatment of the citizenry, the government’s attitude toward the banks and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirk Nelson, Economic Democracy, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Social Action
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Richard Raznikov : As Benign as Lucifer
Locked water tap in Kipsaraman, Kenya. Image from oxfam.org.uk.As benign as Lucifer:The privatization of water By Richard Raznikov | The Rag Blog | February 9, 2012 Beginning about 20 years ago, it dawned on the bankers and some major corporations … Continue reading
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Tagged Drought, Natural Resources, Privitazation, Richard Raznikov, Water, Water Rights, World Bank
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : David Gilbert’s ‘Love and Struggle’
David Gibert’s Love and Struggle:A brother with a furious mind By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2012 Also see Mumia Abu-Jamal’s review of David Gilbert’s Love and Struggle on The Rag Blog. [Love and Struggle: My … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, David Gilbert, Love and Struggle, Political Prisoners, Revolutionary Movements, Ron Jacobs, SDS, Sixties, Weather Underground
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Rag Radio : Political Economist Gar Alperovitz on ‘America Beyond Capitalism’
Gar Alperovitz. Image from Vimeo.America Beyond Capitalism:Rag Radio interviews Gar Alperovitz By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | February 8, 2012 Political economist and historian Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Gar Alperovitz, Interview, Political Economy, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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Danny Schechter : Trashing ‘Hollywoodism’ in Iran
“Hollywoodism and Cinema” at the 30th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran. Image from Islamic Republic News Agency.In Iran: Meeting Ahmadinejad,trashing ‘Hollywoodism,’ and eating Kabob By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog /February 7, 2012 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran seems … Continue reading
BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Brueggemann’s ‘The Practice of Prophetic Imagination’
Prophetic politics:Charting a healthy role for religion in public life By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / February 7, 2012 [The Practice of Prophetic Imagination: Preaching an Emancipatory Word, by Walter Brueggemann (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012); Hardcover, 192 pp., … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Liberation Theology, Prophecy, Religion, Robert Jensen, Social Change
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Bob Feldman : The Rise and Fall of the Populist Party in Texas, 1890-1920
Negro Populist organizer J. P. Rayner, early 1890’s. Image from Vangobot.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/2 — The Rise and Fall of the Populist Party By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / February 6, 2012 [This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Feldman, People's Party, Populist Party, Texas History
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Lamar W. Hankins : Darwin Day and Change We Can Believe In
Image from National Center for Science Education.A solution to the post-Super Bowl blahs:Darwin Day 2012 By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 6, 2012 If you are having withdrawal from all the excitement of the Super Bowl, … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Lamar W. Hankins, Science
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