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Mexico City : Christmas not so Merry for Out of Work ‘Electricistas’
At top, Mexico City’s giant Christmas tree. Photo by Gary Denness / Creative Commons. Below, members of the electrical union protest the government’s decision to dissolve the state-run electricity company Luz y Fuerza del Centro in Mexico City on Oct. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, John Ross, Labor Unions, Mexican History, Mexico, Mexico City
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Grannies to Toys’R’Us : War is Not a Game
Granny and grandpa at Times Square. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN / The Rag Blog.Grannies at Times Square:‘No more war toys, no more war’ By Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2009 NEW YORK — On … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Fran Korotzer, New York, Peace Movement, Protest, Social Action
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Some Assembly Required
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
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
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Thanks to Karen Lee Wald / The Rag Blog
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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It’s a Narnia Christmas : A Hodgepodge of History Bound Together by Love
Drawing by Jeffrey Fisher. Copyright 2008 / New York Times.‘Narnia is a mongrel thing, and so is Christmas. As is often the case, this mongrelizing is the source of its strength.’By Laura Miller / December 18, 2008 Every Christmas, I … Continue reading
White House : Artist’s ‘Impeach Bush’ Ornament Nixed for Xmas Tree
Deborah Lawrence and her “Impeach Bush” ornament. Photo courtesy of Deborah Lawrence / Washington Post.Sally McDonough, a spokeswoman for first lady Laura Bush: ‘It’s inappropriate and it’s not being hung.’By Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger / December 2, 2008 That … Continue reading
Larry Ray : Early Christmas? Put Away the Flashing Lights
A string of lights: Don’t expect pretty incentive packages under America’s real Christmas trees this year.By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2008 It has been like a long Christmas morning since the evening of the November … Continue reading
