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The Hemorrhaging of America:From Charles Whitman in Austin to Adam Lanza in Newton By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / Shortly after last Thanksgiving, I was asked to write a piece about 2012, the year just ending. I got … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : A Humanist Response to the Newtown Killings
Photo by Whitney Curtis / Getty / The Guardian.A humanist respondsto the deaths at Newtown As a matter of public policy, there is no justification for allowing the widespread dispersal of semi-automatic weapons in the United States. They have done … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Control, Gun Culture, Gun Laws, Humanism, Lamar W. Hankins, Mass Murder, Newtown Killings, Semi-Automatic Weapons
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Paul Buhle : Comix Artist Spain Rodriguez (1940-2012)
Spain Rodriguez: Transforming comics. Image from CBLDF.The passing of a comix pioneer:Spain Rodriguez (1940-2012) By Paul Buhle / Dissent / December 12, 2012 In Trashman: Agent of the Sixth International, the signature saga of his early years, Rodriguez’s revolutionaries took … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Deaths, Graphic History, Paul Buhle, Sixties, Spain Rodriguez, Underground Comix, Underground Press
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The Jokes of Partisan Politics By Steve Russell Will Rogers, the Paint Clan Cherokee cowboy turned entertainer turned political pundit, used to say he did not make jokes. “I just watch the government and report the facts.” Like any intelligent … Continue reading
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The Most Important Thing to Know by Bill Meacham Philosophy has to do with many things, but historically the major ones have been three big questions: What’s real? How do we know what’s real? And what shall we do about … Continue reading
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Bryan Farrell : The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You, Keystone XL
Four activists are locked down to construction equipment on a recently clearcut easement leased by Keystone XL pipeline builders TransCanada. Inset photos below show local residents supporting the demonstrators and treesitters in the 50-foot pines at the rural East Texas … Continue reading
Eyeless in Gaza By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / November 21, 2012 The Israeli political establishment — and donors like Sheldon Adelson and the militant neo-conservatives — seem to be eyeless in Gaza, in the phrase of Aldous … Continue reading
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“They cling to guns or religion” By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2012 In the 2008 Presidential Campaign, Obama committed what was thought to be a gaffe that the Republicans were quick to jump on. He … Continue reading
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The FBI vs. the People of Berkeley By Ron Jacobs / November 14, 2012 November 4, 1980, 9:00 p.m. Jimmy Carter had conceded the presidential election earlier that evening. Hundreds of people gathered at the Shattuck Avenue BART station in … Continue reading
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ELECTION 2012 / Katherine Haenschen : Thank you, John Cornyn!
Graphic from Burnt Orange Report.An open letter to Senator John Cornyn… …in recognition of his great achievement in electing female Democratic senators. By Katherine Haenschen / Burnt Orange Report / November 12, 2012 Dear Senator John Cornyn, I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Congress, Gender Politics, John Cornyn, Katherine Haenschen, Progressive Democrats, Women
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