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By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog “Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, fa la la la la, la la la la” Tuesday, December 21, 2010, is Yule. It is a Full Wishing Moon and a Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses are times … Continue reading
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The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / On December 13, Marilyn Buck, U.S. anti-imperialist political prisoner, acclaimed poet, former Austinite, and former original Ragstaffer, would have been 63 years of age. Scheduled for parole … Continue reading
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‘Raising Taxes Kills Jobs’orWhy Obama Accepted the Extension of the Bush Tax Cuts By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / December 14, 2010 “With little time left in this Congressional session, legislative scheduling should be focused on these critical … Continue reading
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Dave Lindorff : The Strange Case of Interpol’s Red Alert
A supporter of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a placard outside the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Photo from The Hindu / AP. UPDATE: A British judge granted bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday, saying … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Criminal Justice, Dave Lindorff, Freedom of Expression, Interpol, Julian Assange, Sex Crimes, WikiLeaks, Women
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CONSERVATIVE HEARTLAND TOWN APPRECIATES JOBS PROGRAM By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2010 At the east end of town, at the foot of the hillStands a chimney so tall that says “Aragon Mill.”But there’s no smoke … Continue reading
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Clay Bennett : ‘I Feel So Violated’
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MUSIC HATH CHARMS TO SOOTHE THE STINKING BREATH A recent revelation: rehearsing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, I was in the cello section mentally drooling over the carpet of harmonies we were laying down under the solo violin during the gorgeous … Continue reading
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In his revealing essay, Bruce Melton tells us that there is a serious disconnection between climate science and the public’s knowledge of climate change — a “fundamental blindness” he calls it. The information being discovered by the scientists is staggering … Continue reading
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According to results from a standardized international test, U.S. students just aren’t making the grade. The results in reading, science, and math showed students from China far in the lead, with U.S. students placing 17th, 23rd, and 31st in the … Continue reading
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David McReynolds was 12 when Japanese aircraft began an attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor and he recounts how he felt and how his family reacted to the attacks and to the ensuing war. “I know that … Continue reading
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Steve Benen : Some of Texas Republicans’ Best Friends Are Jewish
Is Texas House Speaker Straus not Christian enough? Straus, on the right, is shown with Texas Gov. Rick Perry (center) and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Photo by Harry Cabluck / AP.Christian conservatives trying to oustJewish speaker of Texas State House … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Bigotry, Joe Straus, Republican Party, Right Wing, Texas Politics
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