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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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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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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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Harry Targ : Korea and the U.S. Policy of Perpetual War
“War Street,” by Sue Coe / Revista Amauta.Let’s be frank:The United States has beenin perpetual war With the onset of the Korean War, the politics of fear converged with the politics of empire. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Harry Targ, Imperialism, Kim Jong Il, Korean War, North Korea, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Jim Rigby : Christmas Cancelled as Security Measure!
Three wise men arrested for illegal possession of “frankincense” and “myrrh.” Art from Dare to Create.Christmas is no time totalk about war and peace When the angels sang, ‘peace on earth good will to all,’ they were expressing the song … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : A Humanist Looks at Christmas
Orator and humanist Robert G. Ingersoll. Image from the Council for Secular Humanism.Robert Green Ingersoll:A humanist looks at Christmas By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 22, 2011 Robert Green Ingersoll is one of the least known … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Christmas, Humanism, Lamar W. Hankins, Philosophy
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Anthony Cristofani : Cops ‘Peacefully Evacuate’ Occupy LA
The ‘peaceful evacuation’ of Occupy Los Angeles ‘Evacuation’ is what kindly firefighters do when buildings are in danger of collapsing. This was an attack on people exercising their first amendment rights to assembly and speech in a public space. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Cristofani, Direct Action, Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Wall Street, Police Brutality
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Peter L. Myers : Pepper Spray Gazette (Numbers Don’t Lie)
Lt. John Pike, who was photographed pepper spraying passive protesters at U.C. Davis, is shown here doing the deed in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World.” Graphic by Brady Hall / Pepper Spraying Cop / Tumblr.Pepper Spray Gazette:Numbers don’t lie!By Peter L. … Continue reading
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Tagged Concentration of Wealth, Occupy Wall Street, Peter L. Myers, Police Brutality
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Danny Schechter : Occupy Wall Street Marks Anniversary With New York Street Actions
Bishop George Packard climbs a fence along with other protesters. Photo from Getty Images.Seeking ‘sanctuary’ at Trinity Church:Protests mark third anniversaryof Occupy Wall Street Trinity Church may be there to serve God, but the defense of their real estate portfolio … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : The Gospel According to Tebow
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow shown “Tebowing.” Whose side is God on?The Gospel according to Tebow By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2011 I don’t normally write about an individual’s religious beliefs unless that person … Continue reading
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