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The Rag Blog Digest June 2, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272122/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor David P. Hamilton : French Healthcare is the World's Best ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272123/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/david-p-hamilton-french-healthcare-is.html ) by David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog. In his third communiqu from Paris, The Rag Blog's Hamilton contrasts the French and U.S. healthcare systems and it turns out there's simply no contest. The World Health Organization has France at number one, and the U.S. lags at 37th. On the other hand, our health care is the most expensive and we're way up there in number of uninsured. David tells us how the French system works and why it's so successful. Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Democrats, Medicare, and the 'Jaws of Victory ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272124/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/dr-stephen-r-keister-democrats-medicare.html ) by Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog. With the Dems'upset victory in New York's 26th District, the pundits tell us that the Democrats have a "winningmessage" on Medicare. But be warned:"In recent years the Democrats have shown an aptitude for grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory." The good doctor discusses the very real economic and political threats to Medicare and to our healthcare system. FILM / William Michael Hanks : Turk Pipkin's 'Building Hope' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272125/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/film-william-michael-hanks-turk-pipkins.html ) by William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog. Building Hope is the third in a trilogy of films by Austin-based filmmaker Turk Pipkin exploring the challenges facing the youth of the world today, and it's the most compelling of the three. Set in the mountains of Kenya, among some of the most dramatic scenery on Earth, Pipkin tells the story of Mahiga Hope High School -- from concept to completion -- and a remarkable story it is. Martha Kempner : The Patronizing Lectures of 'Private Practice' and Texas Law ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272126/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/martha-kempner-patronizing-lectures-of.html ) by Martha Kempner / truthout. As Texas Gov. Rick Perry signs a law requiring women seeking abortions to go through waiting periods, lectures, and ultrasound images,a story line on the television show Private Practice dramatizes the issue in an especially telling way. BOOKS / Paul Buhle : 'Climbin' Jacob's Ladder' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272127/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/books-paul-buhle-climbin-jacobs-ladder.html ) by Paul Buhle / The Rag Blog. Historian and publisher Buhle tells us that Climbin' Jacob's Ladder: The Freedom Movement Writings of Jack O'Dell, is an important document in the political and cultural history of the left. O'Dell, who was active in the Communist Party during the 1950's and later becamea close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was an editor at the preeminent African-American progressive quarterly journal, Freedomways. EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272128/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ): Every Friday, 2-3 p.m. (CST) on KOOP 91.7 Austin. To stream online, go here ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272129/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/pages.item.86/stream-koop-listen-online.html ). Rag Radio features hour-long in-depth interviews and discussion about issues of progressive politics, culture, and history. Our guests include newsmakers, artists, leading thinkers, and public figures June 3, 2011: Populist author, clinical psychologist, and social critic Bruce E. Levine. Listen to Thorne Dreyer's May 27, 2011 interview with developmental psychologist Hirokazu Yoshikawa ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272130/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-05-27 ), author of Immigrants Raising Citizens. Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272131/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ). Ranking health care: We're (Not) Number One! [Go to article and click on image to enlarge] Lamar W. Hankins : Austin-Area Funeral Homes Mislead the Public ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272132/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/lamar-w-hankins-austin-area-funeral.html ) by Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog. Hankins tells us how the Austin based Cook-Walden funeral home group -- owned by Service Corporation International (SCI) -- has mislead the public about the company and itshistory. SCI, which advertises "compassionate care," has a reputation for, among other things,being extremely "uncompassionate" to its employees -- and its workers have long and publicly complained about SCI's working conditions. Clancy Sigal : Resisting War Takes Guts ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272133/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/clancy-sigal-resisting-war-takes-guts.html ) by Clancy Sigal / AlterNet. Once, Memorial Day was a fairly solemn occasion when local communities saluted the "fallen," with jamboree parades to follow. Now "most of us like to go on a Memorial Day shopping spree, warm up the coals, pull out the cooler and slap shrimp tacos on the broiler." Sigal believes that -- on this "war heroes" weekend -- we should also observe the courage of the warresisters who -- though called "cowards" and "traitors" by some -- have refused to serve in wars they considered criminal. Scott Kimball and Aaron Hughes : Ft. Hood: 'On Watch' for Traumatized Soldiers ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272134/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/scott-kimball-and-aaron-hughes-ft-hood.html ) by Scott Kimball and Aaron Hughes / The Rag Blog. Members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and the Under the Hood GI Outreach Center and Caf, erected a three-story "watchtower" outside the East Gate of the massive Ft. Hood army base near Killeen, Texas. Their purpose was to put the base's commanding officer "on watch for mistreatment of traumatized soldiers," as their way of remembering their brothers and sisters lost to "military sexual trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury." Arlene Goldbard : Remembering Gil Scott-Heron, 1949-2011 ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272135/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/arlene-goldbard-remembering-gill-scott.html ) by Arlene Goldbard / The Rag Blog. African-American poet, musician, and spoken-word artist Gil Scott-Heron died last week. Scott-Heron, who in his later life became a "skeletal figure," wracked with health problems and drug addiction, was a musical and literary prodigy who, at his peak, was an artist whose "intellect and insight shone like beacons." He was best known for his satiric spoken-word monologue, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Our post includes two music videos. Harry Targ : Salamis, Not Bombs ( http://e2ma.net/go/7086911031/208577794/223272136/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/harry-targ-salamis-not-bombs.html ) by Harry Targ / The Rag Blog. Bemused by a sign at a Chicago area bagel bakery that called for "Sending A Salami to the Troops" for Memorial Day, Harry speculates about the bakery's intentions (were they supporting or opposing the U.S. presence in Afghanistan -- or, perhaps, just trying to sell some salamis?). But he hopes we can all agree on one thing: that sending salamis overseas is preferable to sending drones and bombs. Memorial Day: Also remember those who say, "No!" The Rag Blog is a non-profit internet newsmagazine produced by activist journalists committed to progressive social change. The Rag Blog is published by the New Journalism Project, inc., a Texas non-profit corporation that has been granted tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 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