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Unregulated Markets Led to Economic Ruin
Source.Laissez-Faire Capitalism Should Be as Dead as Soviet CommunismBy Arianna Huffington / December 22, 2008 The collapse of Communism as a political system sounded the death knell for Marxism as an ideology. But while laissez-faire capitalism has been a monumental … Continue reading
An American Icon, the SUV, Is Slowly Vanishing
Billy Bob Grahn, a county official, paid tribute Tuesday as a G.M. plant in Janesville, Wis., became one of three to close. Photo: Andy Manis for The New York Times.Nearly the End of the Line for S.U.V.’sBy Nick Bunkley and … Continue reading
Some Assembly Required
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Adding to the sad irony of this post is the fact that Sadhbh Walshe’s article below did not appear in one mainstream news source in the USA. That there are 30 million Americans who must resort to food stamps to … Continue reading
Glimpses of Our (North American) Future?
Here’s a cheery holiday story from exotic, picturesque Japan. Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog An elderly man walks away from a Tokyo grocery store after being observed stealing medicine for an upset stomach. Photo: CNN.Report: More elderly Japanese turn … Continue reading
Modern Classics Dept. : Christmas With Louise
The following Christmas story, passed along to us by Harry Edwards, is dedicated to the Ghost of Christmas Past. That’s because it won first prize in the 1999 Louisville Sentinel contest to find out who had the wildest Christmas dinner. … Continue reading
Bummer
Thanks to Karen Lee Wald / The Rag Blog
Battle for Stimulus Bucks : Green Jobs Vs. ‘Shovel Ready’
The debate has centered on two competing principles: the desire to spend money on what President-elect Barack Obama calls “shovel-ready projects,” such as highway and bridge construction, vs. spending on more environmentally conscious projects, such as grids for wind and … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Economic Stimulus, Green Technology, Infrastructure, Obama Presidency
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A Wolfman In Love : Prop. 8 and ‘Traditional’ Marriage
Wolfman in love: Lon Cheney in 1941 version of the legendary yarn. Prop. 8 too late for this fellow.Typo In Proposition 8 Defines Marriage As Between ‘One Man And One Wolfman’SACRAMENTO, CA — Activists on both sides of the gay … Continue reading
No Place Like Home (For the Holidays) : When You’ve Got One
Americans now losing their homes to the mortgage crisis and the millions more, like us, who have fallen prey to the healthcare crisis in this nation are losing far more than just an address or an extra bedroom or a … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Christmas, Economic Crisis, Foreclosures, Homeless
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Hunter Thompson Speaks From the Grave
Jerome Doolittle here pulls a Hunter Thompson gem out of the historical hat. It reminds us once again of the utter brilliance that was Hunter S. Thompson, how absolutely on target he was no matter how bizarre his poesy and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, George McGovern, Hunter S. Thompson, Presidency, Richard Nixon
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The Taqwacores: Giving Young Muslim Americans a Connection to Reality
Michael Muhammad Knight, the author of “The Taqwacores,” which a college professor has called “The Catcher in the Rye” for young Muslims. Photo: David Ahntholz for The New York Times.Young Muslims Build a Subculture on an Underground BookBy Christopher Maag … Continue reading
