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Carl Davidson : Who’s Waging ‘Class Warfare’?
Art from RepublicanDirtyTricks.com / Keep on Keepin’ On.Talk about your ‘class warfare’:Shameless opposition to jobs bill reveals GOP hatred of working class By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / September 20, 2011 If you want to have your class … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Carl Davidson, Class Warfare, Congress, Jobs, Republican Party
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Lamar W. Hankins : Republican Health Care: ‘Let Him Die’
Thumbs down at Republican debate. Image from The Godless Liberal.‘Just let him die’:The Republicans and health care The indisputable fact is that the U.S. is alone among the advanced societies in failing to assure that health care is available to … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Health Care, Lamar W. Hankins, Republican Party, Ron Paul
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CARTOON / Joshua Brown : Life During Wartime: Cutting the Deal
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / The Rag Blog / September 18, 2011.[Joshua Brown is the executive director of the Center for Media and Learning/American Social History Project, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York and is a … Continue reading
Mike Davis : The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby
Carl Oglesby. Image from Kngine.Eloquent orator of the New Left:Remembering Carl Oglesby Carl Oglesby sadly left this world Tuesday morning after a long bout with cancer. President of SDS from 1965-66, he was a passionate American radical and one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Davidson, Carl Oglesby, Deaths, Mike Davis, New Left, Peace Activists, SDS, Sixties
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Jeff Shero Nightbyrd : Skipping Stones With Carl Oglesby
Carl Oglesby at an SDS conference in 1968. Photo by Neal Boenzi / The New York Times.Seismic shifts and skipping stones:Memories of Carl OglesbyBy Jeff Shero Nightbyrd / The Rag Blog / September 15, 2011 [Carl Oglesby, a former president … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Oglesby, Deaths, Jeffrey Nightbyrd, New Left, Peace Activists, SDS, Sixties
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Don Swift : Perry, Bachmann, and the Threat of Dominionism
Image (without irony) from OpenAirSeattle.A threat to American liberties:Dominionism and the Republican Right Both Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann have clear ties to the Christian Dominionists, who do not believe in the separation of church and state. By Don Swift … Continue reading
MUSIC / John Wilson : Houston Folk Legend Don Sanders is ‘Heavy Word User’
Singer-songwriter and storyteller: Don Sanders is still a ‘Heavy Word User’ By John Wilson / The Rag Blog / September 14, 2011 Houston folk legend and children’s entertainer Don Sanders will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, Sept. … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Sanders, Folk Music, Houston Music Scene, John Wilson, Music History, Singer-Songwriters
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Nagasaki and Responding to Calamity
Shinto Shrine in Atomic Ruins, Nagasaki, Japan 1945. Public domain / National Archives / Flickr.Responding to calamity andwhat it says about our character The people of Nagasaki dedicated their city to promoting international peace and brotherhood. By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, American Society, Atomic Bomb, Japan, Nagasaki, Thomas Cleaver, World Peace, World War II
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Robert Jensen : 9/11 and Imperial Delusions
Graphic from SodaHead.Imperial delusions:Ignoring the lessons of 9/11 Being right means nothing if we failed to create a more just foreign policy conducted by a more humble nation. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 Ten … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, American Society, Imperialism, Robert Jensen, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lamar W. Hankins : What 9/11 Has Taught Us About Our Country
Image from Truth and Shadows.What we have (and haven’t)learned about America since 9/11 By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 The horrific attack on the United States on 9/11/01 brought out America’s essential character traits … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, American Society, Lamar W. Hankins, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Paul Robbins : Rick Perry and the Fires of September
Austin skyline dwarfed by Bastrop wildfires. Photo by Deanna Roy / The Rag Blog.Rick Perry and the fires of September Hypocrite or leader in crisis? By Paul Robbins / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 AUSTIN — Many of … Continue reading
