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My Generation Didn’t Exactly Live Up to Expectations
Goodbye and Get Lost! The Devolution of the Baby Boom GenerationBy John F. Miglio / August 22, 2008 Some people say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. — John Lennon Although Albert Camus died before baby … Continue reading
An Arrogrant Disregard For Humans Who May Be Different But Are No Less Worthy
Water torture in VietnamJohn Buell: Torture’s political invisibilityBy John Buell / August 19, 2008 That U.S. military personnel — and their superiors — supported the torture of enemy combatants elicits disturbingly little outrage among most voters. Human beings seldom torture … Continue reading
Predicting and Preparing for Economic Collapse
Closing the ‘Collapse Gap’: the USSR was better prepared for collapse than the USby Dmitry Orlov This article was originally published December 4, 2006. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am not an expert or a scholar or an activist. … Continue reading
Shhhh! Don’t Tell! : The Couple Who Lived in a Mall
Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto at their secret diggs at Providence Place mall in Providence, R.I. Photo by Stephanie Ewens.After Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto found their skyline blighted by a colossal mall, they protested it in an unusual way … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Consumer Culture, Consumerism, Lifestyle, Shopping Centers, Social Action
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Undemocratic and Dangerous to American Women
I got an e-mail from a friend who said that anyone who tries to convince another person not to practice birth control, or refuses to provide or fill a prescription for a birth control pill, should have to adopt 4 … Continue reading
Oh, Lighten Up Already !!
Three elderly men are at the doctor for a memory test. The doctor says to the first man, “What is three times three?” “274,” was his reply. The doctor says to the second man, “It’s your turn. What is three … Continue reading
Holding Ourselves Responsible for the Crimes Our Government Perpetrates Around the World
The Prophetic Challenge: ‘Few Are Guilty, but All Are Responsible’By Robert Jensen / August 7, 2008 One of the common refrains I heard from progressive people in Pakistan and India during my month there this summer was, “We love the … Continue reading
If There Were a God, We’d Be in Them Ourselves
The Home of the CravenBy Jerome Doolittle / August 7, 2008 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than the prisoners. As a boy I was … Continue reading
Robert Reich : The Heart of the Economic mess.
Former labor secretary Robert B. Reich.Most Americans can no longer maintain their standard of living. And the core problem isn’t the housing crisis or rising oil and food prices.By Robert B. Reich / August 4, 2008. The Federal Reserve Board’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Cost of Living, Economic Collapse, Economy, Middle Class
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Turning the American Dream Into Cold Cash
Jennifer Marcoe holds the opal ring she received on her first Mother’s Day. The ring is one of the treasures the family has had to pawn in order to make ends meet after husband Richard was laid off. The family … Continue reading
We Little Understand the Great Tragedy of Black America
My Lost ThoughtBy Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog / July 30, 2008 I read three books at once while waiting for the Brush Hog to be fixed. No one sits in the Brush Hog repair shop and reads books, … Continue reading
CITIES : Trading Places
The Angel of Gentrification.The demographic inversion of the American cityby Alan Ehrenhalt Thirty years ago, the mayor of Chicago was unseated by a snowstorm. A blizzard in January of 1979 dumped some 20 inches on the ground, causing, among other … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Cities, Gentrification, Suburbs, Urban Culture, Urban Planning
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