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Chellis Glendinning : In Bolivia, ‘The Repression Strengthened Us!’
Native demonstrators march on La Paz to protest highway construction. Photo from AFP.Letter from Bolivia:‘The repression strengthened us!’ The ragtag band walked day and night in flip-flops, and the hearts of Bolivians went out to them… By Chellis Glendinning | … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, Chellis Glendinning, Evo Morales, Indigenous People, Latin America
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THEATER / Jonah Raskin : Zayd Dohrn’s ‘Outside People’
Cast of Outside People at the Vineyard theater in New York. Inset photo: playwright Zayd Dohrn.We’re all outsiders now:Zayd Dohrn’s new play, Outside People The play — which is part situation comedy, part soap opera, and part prophecy — plays … Continue reading
Bruce Melton : Has Texas Crossed a Climate Threshold?
Downtown Austin seen from near the intersection of Loop 360 and US 290/71 West. This photo was taken in early September 2011. The brownish yellow- and red-leaved trees in the left and bottom right foreground are elms. They naturally shed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Texas Drought
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Bob Feldman : Populism, Labor Organizing, and White Chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890
Flag of the Texas Farmers Alliance. Image from HHS AP US History.The hidden history of Texas Part VIII: Populism, labor organizing, and white chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2012 [This is … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Bob Feldman, Labor Unions, Populism, Racism, Texas History
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Harry Targ : Sleeping Through the News
Talking heads. Image from Today’s Word on Journalism.Sleeping through the news:‘I suppose there is nothing we can do…’ By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2012 While I sleep through some of the news shows hosted by … Continue reading
David Van Os : The Homeland Battlefield Bill
Image from Chocolate City.The Homeland Battlefield Bill With the stroke of Obama’s pen, the United States military has become a domestic law enforcement authority and American citizens on American soil are subject to the loss of every fundamental right to … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Constitutional Rights, David Van Os, Due Process, Military Law, NDAA
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Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Defending Democracy Against Stolen Elections
In a landmark report, the NAACP directly takes on the new Jim Crow tactics passed in 14 states. Image from NAACP.org.Has America’s stolen election process finally hit prime time? By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Fitrakis, Election Fraud, Election Theft, Free Elections, Harvey Wasserman, NAACP, Voter Suppression, Voting Machines
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Bruce Melton : Welcome to Climate Change in Texas
Tree Kill in Central Texas, drought of 2011. Photo by Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog.Drought and wildfires:Welcome to climate change in Texas By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / December 29, 2011 Environmental researcher and climate change activist … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Drought, Global Warming, Texas Wildfires
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Bob Feldman : Reconstruction in Texas/2
African-Americans voting in 1867. Image from the Texas Liberal.The hidden history of Texas Part VII: Reconstruction in Texas, 1865-1876/2 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / December 26, 2011 [This is the second section of Part 7 of Bob … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Bob Feldman, Reconstruction, Texas History
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Lamar W. Hankins : What Have We Learned From the Iraq War?
President Obama shown speaking to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C. Photo by Gerry Broome / AP.Lessons we should have learned from the Iraq War After all the phony reasons for war in Iraq were found wanting, Bush and his neoconservative … Continue reading
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Tagged George W. Bush, Imperialism, Iraq War, Lamar W. Hankins, Military, U.S. Foreign Policy
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CARTOON / Charlie Loving : Rick Perry on Foreign Oil!
Political cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog.The Rag Blog
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Tagged Charlie Loving, Political Cartoon, Rick Perry, Tar Sands Pipeline
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