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Bruce Melton : Like a Bat Out of Climate Hell
Like a bat out of climate Hell:Alaska and the Amazon are done By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2011 I have been really busy lately with my new HD film about the pine beetle pandemic in … Continue reading
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Think Progress : The Koch Brothers’ War on Mainstreet
Charles and David: The brothers Koch. Image from AlterNet.The Kochs vs. Mainstreet: The right-wing billionaires’ open war on everyday Americans By Think Progress / AlterNet / March 2, 2011 Koch Industries, the private company of the billionaire Koch brothers Charles … Continue reading
The Ten Reasons The Banksters Get Away With It The Wall Street Crime Syndrome Goes Deeper Than We Think:Q. Why No Jailings? A: It’s The System, Not Just The Prosecutors By Danny Schechter Hats off to writer Matt Taibbi for … Continue reading
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Lauren Kelley : Packing Heat on Texas Campuses
Texas Governor Rick Perry fires a six shooter at an event in Fort Worth. Photo by Rodger Mallison / AP.Pretty scary: Texas about to make it legalto carry guns on college campuses By Lauren Kelley / AlterNet / February 21, … Continue reading
John McMillian’s “Smoking Typewriters,” in telling the historic tale of the Sixties underground press, “puts readers in the cockpit of the era. He conjures up the radical style, the exuberant mood, and the bravado…” The book profiles the “loud, colorful, … Continue reading
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Joshua Brown : Life During Wartime: Slay the Beast
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Political cartoon and verse by Joshua Brown / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2011.The Rag Blog
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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Alain de Botton Dodges the Question
Pop philosopher Alain de Botton, shown at Heathrow Airport flacking his 2009 book, A Week at the Airport. Photo from Frank Bures.com.Sophism for fun and profit:Alain de Botton dodges the question By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / February … Continue reading
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A ‘let me get this straight’ moment By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 16, 2011 Every now and then I have what I call a “let me get this straight” moment. I never know when one … Continue reading
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Eric Boehlert : Fox Insider Says ‘Stuff Is Just Made Up’
Fox’s Roger Ailes. Image from Scene MagazineFox News Insider:‘Stuff Is Just Made Up’ By Eric Boehlert / Media Matters / February 15, 2011 Asked what most viewers and observers of Fox News would be surprised to learn about the controversial … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Eric Boehlert, Fox News, Journalism, MediaMatters, Right Wing Media, Roger Ailes
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Zaid Jilani : Arab Countries Where the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ Could Spread
Algerian riot Police scuffle with protesters in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday. Thousands defied a government ban on demonstrations,but were outnumbered by police. Photo by Sidali Djarboub / AP.Who’s next?The ‘Jasmine Revolution’ and the Arab world By Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress / … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, Arab World, Egypt, Jasmine Revolution, Social Movements, Zaid Jilani
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Jim Hightower : Obama is Waltzing With the Devil
Dancing with the devil. Drawing from Decoded Stuff.Obama, Inc.:With Daley and Immelt on board,our president is waltzing with the devil. By Jim Hightower / CommonDreams / February 9, 2011 When you dance with the devil, never fool yourself into thinking … Continue reading
http://www.tpcmagazine.org/article/technological-fundamentalism Technological fundamentalism: Why bad things happen when humans play God by Robert Jensen If humans were smart, we would bet on our ignorance. That advice comes early in the Hebrew Bible. Adam and Eve’s banishment in chapters two and … Continue reading
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