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Smokestack blues. Image from Planet Green.Smokestack blues:Confronting dangerous climate change By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2010 Turkey AND Ham everyone! Excess carbon for all! How do we curb emissions with the way our society has … Continue reading
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All the political polls show that the American public is deeply unhappy. This was reflected in the broadly anti-government sentiment that threw out many moderate incumbents during the recent mid-term elections. The onset of hard times commonly favors new and … Continue reading
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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’
Mural in Great Barrington, Mass., honoring African American author W.E.B. Dubois. Image from Progressive America Rising.90 years later in the era of the Tea Party:Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’ By Bill Fletcher, Jr. / November 22, 2010 “But what … Continue reading
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Join us today! Rag Blog Happy Hour, 5-7:30, at Maria’s, 2520 S. Lamar. Informal gathering. All are welcome! Special guests: Sarito Carol Neiman, author and original co-editor of The Rag (1966); Philip Russell, author of the newly released “History of … Continue reading
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Medea Benjamin : Death Marchers Haunt New Bush Library Digs
Demonstrators from March of the Dead protest in front of Dallas SWAT officers during groundbreaking at new George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU, Nov. 16, 2010. Photo by G.J. McCarthy / AP.Breaking new ground:Protests at the future siteof the … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Texas, Cindy Sheehan, CodePink, Dallas, George W. Bush Library, Medea Benjamin, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Social Action, War Crimes
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Image from Joe Raedle / Getty Images. The Daily Beast Marries Newsweek By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2010 Mergers of media giants usually attract attention in the media, and for the moment the merger of … Continue reading
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Zombie-Marxism Part 2: What Marx Got Right Why Marxism Has Failed, and Why Zombie-Marxism Cannot DieOr My Rocky Relationship with Grampa Karl by Alex Knight, This is part of an essay critiquing the philosophy of Karl Marx for its relevance … Continue reading
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Harry Targ : The 2010 Elections and the Battle of Ideas
Image from UCAN.Assessing the 2010 elections:Towards building a progressive majority First, we need to communicate the basic proposition that the free marketers’ ideas do not make sense. By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 “Well, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Elections, Capitalism, Economics, Free Market, Harry Targ, Political Philosophy, Progressives, Rag Blog
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In his analysis of the 2010 midterms, Hankins tells us that “to draw grandiose conclusions about ‘demands of the American people’ is unsupported by reality and is typical spin-doctoring by Tea Party Republicans and their fellow travelers.” He details how … Continue reading
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FAIR : Election Coverage Misses the Mark by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. National media watchdog group FAIR reports that the media got the midterm elections all wrong. The journalists and pundits came up with a familiar analysis: the Democrats … Continue reading
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Eric W. Dolan : Rick Perry Says Social Security is ‘Ponzi Scheme’
Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Photo from AP.Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Let states opt out of Social Security Eric W. Dolan / November 7, 2010 See “Yo, America. It’s Texas. We’ve got another one for ya!” by James Moore, Below. Appearing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Conservatives, Rick Perry, Right Wing Extremists, Sarah Palin, Social Security, Texas Politics
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Lamar W. Hankins : 2010 Elections Without the Tea-Colored Glasses
Shading the truth? Tea Partier at Tax Day Rally in Pleaston, California, April 15, 2010. Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images.Looking at the electionwithout the Tea-colored glasses To draw grandiose conclusions about ‘demands of the American people’ is unsupported … Continue reading
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