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Rick Ayers : Letter to a Young Teacher
Helping students to learn their own power. Image from Art Smart.The ritual of the pink slip:Letter to a young teacher By Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2011 So my nephew Malik, a fabulous renaissance man who … Continue reading
Joshua Brown : Life During Wartime: Multiple Choice
Political cartoon and verse by Joshua Brown / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2011. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. The Rag Blog
Marc Estrin : Sweeping the Elephant Under the Rug
Sweeping it under the rug. Graffiti by Banksy.Sweeping the elephantunder the fiery rug The fact is, Mr. President and others, nuclear energy is not clean. It is filthy. And lethal. Even without an accident. By Marc Estrin / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Marc Estrin, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power
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Jordan Flaherty : Challenging Louisiana’s ‘Crime Against Nature’ Law
Harassment of New Orleans sex workers. Photo from ColorLines.Justice Dept. calls law discriminatory:Victims fight Louisiana’s repressive‘Crime Against Nature’ statute Legal action comes with increased scrutiny from the federal government over the conduct of the New Orleans Police Department. By Jordan … Continue reading
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Tagged Discrimination, Jordan Flaherty, Law Enforcement, Louisiana, New Orleans, Police Repression, Sex Crimes, Sex Workers, Transgenders
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Harvey Wasserman : End Nuclear Power Before It Ends Us
Environmental activists, wearing ghost masks to symbolize victims of a nuclear meltdown, demonstrate near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday March 15, 2011. Photo from AP.End nuclear power before it ends us For 25 years the nuclear industry has … Continue reading
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Tagged Chernobyl, Energy, Harvey Wasserman, Japan Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power, World History
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Larry Ray : Politicians Packing Heat? That’s the Ticket…
Our OK Corral: Shootin’ irons for all?OK Corral in California?Politicians packing heat, oh my… By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2011 Got an email this evening from a old friend who keeps a pretty good daily … Continue reading
Joe Nick Patoski : Austin’s Historic SoCo Is Just Plain Different
The historically ‘untramodern’ Austin Motel on South Congress. Image from Hoketronics.‘It’s Just Different Here’:The bustling life of Austin’s SoCo By Joe Nick Patoski / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2011 Noted Texas journalist, author, and rock historian Joe Nick … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Cities, Historic Restoration, Joe Nick Patoski, South Congress
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James Retherford : Austin Street Band Festival: Marching for the Cause
The Honk!TX parade heads east down 2nd Street. Photo by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Marching for the cause:Austin’s first community street band festival By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2011 The streets belong to the … Continue reading
Jonah Raskin : Don Cox, the ‘Wistful’ Panther
Former Black Panther Field Marshal Don Cox — shown with his son in exile in Algiers — died last month. Image from Black Bird Press.Donald Cox, 1936-2011:The beauty of the moon and the passion of the Black Panthers By Jonah … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, American History, Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, Don Cox, Jonah Raskin, Leftists, Sixties
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VERSE / Verandah Porche : REVOLUTION
Graphic from Rafftrax. REVOLUTION Lo, no virtue? Root, unveil our novel It O, live no rut. Rev unto oil. Our violent into velour, Rune to viol, ruin to love. Verandah Porche / The Rag BlogMarch 14, 2011 [Verandah Porche is … Continue reading
Paul Beckett : A Perfect Day in Madison
A few of the 100,000 that hit the streets of Madison, Wisc., Saturday, March 12, 2011. Photo by Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog.Just ask 100,000 people!A Perfect Day in Madison, Wisconsin By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Labor Unions, Madison, Paul Beckett, Reactionary Politcs, Scott Walker, Social Protest, Union Busting, Wisconsin
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