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Jordan Flaherty : New Orleans Jail Struggle Could Shape City’s Future
Image of Orleans Parish Prison from BBC documentary, Prisoners of Katrina.New Orleans:The nation’s incarceration capital Struggle over the size of New Orleans’ jail could define the city’s future. By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 NEW … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Incarceration, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Prisons, Social Action
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David Bacon : California’s Perfect Storm
Students and teachers march in Oakland, California,to protest the termination of adult education programs. Photo by David Bacon.Fighting to save public education:California’s perfect storm Across California, new alliances of teachers, students, state workers, communities of color, and working-class communities in … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Campuses, David Bacon, Education, Public Schools, Social Action
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Ed Felien : Jon Stewart, Meet George W. Bush
In defense of the Left,with love to Jon Stewart In trying to appear a moderate, Stewart criticized the right for its attacks on Obama and the left for accusing Bush of being a war criminal and comparing him to Hitler. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Comedians, Ed Felien, Fascism, George W. Bush, Jon Stewart, Nazi Germany, Social Action, Television
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Harvey Wasserman : Big Hurt Hits ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
Plant Vogle, nuclear power plant in Burke County, Georgia: $108 million in overcharges — and counting. Image from Georgia Country Blog.Lab report:Is the ‘nuclear renaissance’ dead yet? By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2010 America’s much … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecology, Energy, Environment, Harvey Wasserman, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Power, Social Action
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Austin Benefit : Friends Support, Celebrate Marilyn Buck
Robert King, former Black Panther and member of the Angola 3, speaks in support of Marilyn Buck at June 25 benefit in Austin. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Lively Austin gathering benefitsPolitical prisoner Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Prisoners, Robert King, Sixties, Social Action, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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From the Massey Blast to the BP Spill : Fossil Fuels are Killing Us
Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning before sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy / Leonard Doyle / Flickr.Global response emerging:Fossil fuels are killing us By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / May 11, 2010 … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Whores in Washington; Blowout in the Gulf
“Whore of Babylon.” Pen and watercolour over pencil. By William Blake (1809) / British Museum.Blow jobs in DC; Blowout in the Gulf By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / May 10, 2010 You think that subject line above … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Government Corruption, Oil Drilling, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Social Action
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In a Changing World : Workers on the Move
Workers in Paris join in massive May Day demonstration. Photo from AFP.As the nature of work evolves…A week of worker militancy Those who proclaimed May Day as the workers’ day over a hundred years ago understood the need for global … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Labor, May Day, Social Action, workers rights, World
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Larry Piltz : Richard Bowden is an Instrument for Peace
Richard Bowden, organizer of the Million Musicians March for Peace, plays with Leeann Atherton at the Rag Blog Benefit Bash and Albert Einstein 131st Birthday Party at Jovita’s, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Richard … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Austin, Larry Piltz, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Action
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San Antonio : Thousands Rally for International Women’s Day
More than 2,000 demonstrators celebrated International Women’s Day, Saturday, March 6, in San Antonio. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:Multi-ethnic coalitionCelebrates the struggles of women By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Alice Embree, International Women's Day, San Antonio, Social Action, Texas, Women
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Jobs Now or President Palin?
President Sarah Palin. Photo by Jeff Schultz / Kris Kros / The Washington Independent.Pick One: A sharp turn towards progressive populism The election of Sarah Palin What our country needs now is a huge job-creation program made possible by great … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Jobs, Obama Administration, Populism, Progressives, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Right Wing, Sarah Palin, Social Action
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New York : Marching for the Children of Gaza
Thousands marched in New York on Dec. 27, 2009, in support of the people of Gaza. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN.Marching for the children of Gaza:Thousands demonstrate in New York CityBy Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / January … Continue reading
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Tagged Fran Korotzer, Gaza, Israel, New York City, Palestine, Political Protest, Social Action
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