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There Is Little or Nothing Manufactured Today That Nature Loves
We will no longer be impressed by an organic T-shirt if its cotton was grown by hogging water in an arid and impoverished land, or if its dye puts workers at heightened risk for leukemia. The Age of Eco-AngstBy Daniel … Continue reading
Drug War
Sheriffs from El Dorado county in California dismantle a marijuana growing operation run by a Mexican cartel. Below, they show a bust of Jesus Malverde, the “Patron Saint of Drug Dealers” from Mexico. Photos by Randall Benton / Sacramento Bee. … Continue reading
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Bill Maher : Bald Eagle is Out. Cute Puppy is In.
New Rule: If America Can’t Get it Together, We Lose the Bald Eagle Get your head out of the clouds, you socialist dreamer! ‘What do we want!? A small improvement! When do we want it!? 2016!’ By Bill Maher / … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Humor, Obama Administration, Political Opinion, Political Satire
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Children March for Education in South Africa
Now this is grassroots organization. We could take a lesson from their effort. You don’t get anything if you don’t ask for it. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog South Africa schoolchildren marched to City Hall in Cape Town this … Continue reading
Leonard Cohen’s ‘Concert for Reconciliation’
Leonard Cohen Sings The Anthem Words to this song are below. Cohen defies critics with Israeli gig…Veteran plays to 47,000 in Tel Aviv despite accusations of ‘immorality’ By Donald Macintyre / September 26, 2009 It was vintage Leonard Cohen. “We … Continue reading
Naomi Klein : Michael Moore, America’s Teacher
Filmmaker Michael Moore. Art by Ward Sutton / The Nation.Capitalism: A Love StoryNaomi Klein interviews Michael Moore Well, people want to believe that it’s not the economic system that’s at the core of all this. You know, it’s just a … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Corporate Corruption, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Interview, Michael Moore
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Prisoner Tortured to Death in Arizona
In this undated photo released by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Marcia Powell, 48, is seen. Powell died Wednesday, May 19, 2009 at a hospital after spending four hours in a holding cell the day before at Arizona State Prison … Continue reading
Chomsky on Health Care Reform in America
Despite its age, this video from Noam Chomsky covers some of the key issues and facts concerning the health care reform debate, and in terms that are easy to understand. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog The Rag Blog
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Tagged American Society, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Noam Chomsky
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G-20 Pittsburgh: Welcome to Police State America
Police officers go through their initial drills in July 2009 for G-20 protest response.Photo: Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Police Harassment Greets G-20 ProtestersBy Robert S. Eshelman / September 22, 2009 Pittsburgh plays host this week to the G-20 summit, a gathering of … Continue reading
CodePink in Austin : Mourning the War Dead
CodePink’s Fran Hanlon leads a Mourning March across the Congress bridge Monday in Austin, to inform the public of the war’s death toll. Photo by Michael Baldon / The Daily Texan.CodePink for peace, not bloodMourners march against death toll of … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Austin, CodePink, Peace Movement, Social Action
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Wall Street Tycoons : Why Are None Behind Bars?
Royal / Capitalist Banker series / mejuan.Why haven’t any Wall Street tycoons been sent to the slammer? The absence of what many would call justice stands out all the more because past financial crises always had their villains. by Kevin … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Corporate Corruption, Criminal Justice, Financial Crisis, Wall Street
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A Few Bad Acorns and the Right Wing Crusade
In defense of ACORN: The right-wing crusade against ACORN is a far bigger fraud than any misdeeds a few employees might have committed By Joe Conason / September 21, 2009 For many years the combined forces of the far right … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, Community Organizing, Obama Smear Campaign, Right Wing Media
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