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Willie Nelson : Occupy the Food System
Willie Nelson at Farm Aid 2011.Occupy the food system From seed to plate, our food system is now even more concentrated than our banking system. By Willie Nelson / Reader Supported News / December 18, 2011 Thanks to the Occupy … Continue reading
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Mike Klonsky cautions us to remember that Teddy Roosevelt, eulogized in President Obama’s Osawatomie speech on “New Nationalism” last week, “was at his best a tame economic reformer and at his worst, a racist, imperialist war monger” who believed in … Continue reading
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Rag Radio : We Interview Nonviolent Activist Val Liveoak and Author Robert H. Frank
Nonviolent Activist Val Liveoak of Peacekeeping en Las Americason Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Listen to it here: Also listen to New York Times Columnist Robert H. Frank,Author of The Darwin Economy, on Rag Radio, here: (Texas Music Hall of … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Economics, Nonviolence, Rag Radio, Robert H. Frank, Roger Baker, Social Activism, Thorne Dreyer, Val Liveoak
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The State of Indiana vs. theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights By Harry Targ / December 12, 2011 The massive atrocities of World War II led nations to commit themselves permanently to the protection of basic rights for all human beings. … Continue reading
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The Rag Blog : Technical Difficulties!
After the apocalypse:We’re baaack! By Editors | The Rag Blog | December 12, 2011 You may have noticed that there hasn’t been much activity on The Rag Blog for the last week or so. And, if you are a subscriber, … Continue reading
Jenny Brown : Workers Challenge Big Food
Image from Food Chain Workers’ Alliance.From farm to fork:Workers challenge Big Food By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes / November 7, 2011 Workers and students gathered at “Food Day” events on dozens of campuses to link decent jobs to decent … Continue reading
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Workers Challenge Big Food By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes / Workers and students gathered at “Food Day” events on dozens of campuses to link decent jobs to decent food. The event was so successful making connections that a week … Continue reading
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The Occupy Wall Street movement has captured the attention and imagination of the country — and with it’s advent have come some stylistic innovations. One of those, known as “mic check,” has served as a unique means of communication among … Continue reading
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Paul Rosenberg : American Deceptionalism
Photo by Gallo / Getty Images / Al Jazeera.American Deceptionalism Under the growing influence of the 1 per cent, American exceptionalism has become American deceptionalism. By Paul Rosenberg / Progressive America Rising / November 30, 2011 From the dawn of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Exceptionalism, American History, Paul Rosenberg, Political Opinion, Welfare State
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What Is Truth?(in 2 x 400 words) By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2011 Philosophy Now magazine runs an occasional contest: Write an answer to a philosophical question in 400 words or fewer. The winning essays … Continue reading
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1. IRREVERSIBLE CLIMATE CHANGE LOOMS By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2011 The Obama Administration has largely remained passive about the critical imperative to reduce greenhouse gases to limit catastrophic global warming. Washington continues to … Continue reading
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1. IRREVERSIBLE CLIMATE CHANGE LOOMS By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2011 The Obama Administration has largely remained passive about the critical imperative to reduce greenhouse gases to limit catastrophic global warming. Washington continues to … Continue reading
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