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To The Rag Blog Community
“The people working on The Rag Blog ‘get it.’ They understand the creative and interactive side of today’s new media. More important, they understand its role as a dynamic and participatory instrument of social change.”— Carl Davidson, Progressives for Obama, … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Is Obama Rethinking Afghanistan?
‘Obama seems to be repositioning himself in the direction of Afghanistan diplomacy while not retreating from his campaign rhetoric.’By Tom Hayden / January 20, 2009 President Obama pledged to “forge a hard-earned peace on Afghanistan” today, a potentially significant reformulation … Continue reading
Frank Cieciorka’s Self-Inscribed Eulogy
Frank CieciorkaIn Memoriam: Frank CieciorkaBy Bruce Anderson / December 3, 2008 Frank Cieciorka died [at the end of November 2008] at his home in Alderpoint, Southern Humboldt County. A modest, soft-spoken man whose passing will sadden everyone who knew him, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Art, Artists, Black Power, Civil Rights Movement, Deaths, SNCC, Underground Press
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Bernard Lafayette: Martin Luther King’s Disciple
Bernard LaFayette recounts his experiences during the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama on January 10, 2009. Photo: Reuters/Pamela Zappardino/Handout/United States.Activist spreads King’s teachings on nonviolenceBy Andrea Shalal-Esa / January 19, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bernard LaFayette, beaten and arrested … Continue reading
Inauguration Day 2009: More Than Meets the Eye
Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
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Tagged Electoral politics, George W. Bush, Humor, Political Cartoon
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Rush Limbaugh : ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
Limbaugh: ‘I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails… Somebody’s gotta say it.’By Faiz Shakir / January 20, 2009 “Are conservative talk-show hosts eager to go on the attack, after years of defending Bush?” asks the … Continue reading
Ex-Narc to El Paso City Council : Legalize Drugs
Prohibition will never curb border violence related to the illegal drug trade, nor will it ever reduce any of the devastating consequences associated with illegal drugs. The only way to reduce illegal drug-market violence is to legalize and regulate drugs, … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Law Reform, Drug Legalization, Drug War, el paso, Prohibition
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Israel : IDF Curbs Travel; Fear War Crimes Arrests
The Hague: War crimes charges in the works? Photo by AP.Israel expresses concern over international human rights groups’ intention to file war crimes charges against military personnel with The Hague, local European courts; says officers planning to travel must contact … Continue reading
Israeli Government Suppressing Dissent; Hundreds Jailed
‘According to Israeli police reports, at least 763 Israeli citizens, the majority of them Palestinian and 244 under 18 years old, have been arrested, imprisoned or detained for participating in demonstrations.’ By Nora Barrows-Friedman | January 19, 2009 JERUSALEM — … Continue reading
Gay Bishop Gene Robinson a No Show on HBO
Bishop Gene Robinson: If a tree falls in the forest… Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP. Bishop Gene Robinson asked the nation to pray for the “understanding that our president is a human being and not a messiah.” But only … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishop Gene Robinson, Broadcast Media, Gay Liberation, GLBT Rights, HBO, Obama Inauguration
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