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The Rag Blog Digest June 16, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478356/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor Chellis Glendinning : Decepcin in Bolivia ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478357/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/chellis-glendinning-decepcion-in.html ) by Chellis Glendinning / The Rag Blog. In an insightful and colorful dispatch from Cochabamba, Chellis reports that "things are not going well' for the government of Evo Morales -- Bolivia's first indigenous leader in 500 years. Morales' 2005 election unleashed an aura of hope among activists, environmentalists, and traditional native peoples, but his "two-faced" administration has fallen well short of its promise, and the country has been wracked by massive protests from his former supporters. Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Saving Granny from Vouchercare ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478358/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/dr-stephen-r-keister-saving-granny-from.html ) by Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog. In his latest report from the health care front, the good doctor reflects on the "culture of fragmentation" in the mainstream media that results in obsession with issues of little importance. He also expresses concern about the conservative think tanks, with their lack of transparency, and fears that they can help the Republicans define the debate about Medicare. Kate Braun : Summer Solstice is Festival of Light and Energy ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478359/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/kate-braun-summer-solstice-is-festival.html ) by Kate Braun / The Rag Blog. June 21 marks the Summer Solstice when Lord Sun enters Cancer and Lady Moonis in her third quarter. Balance is shifting, Kate tells us, as "once again the Oak and Holly Kings execute their ritual dance or battle." (The Holly King emerges triumphant.) The Summer Solstice is a festival of light and energy, fertility and abundance, creativity and vitality. BOOKS / Christine Shearer : How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478360/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/books-christine-shearer-how-handful-of.html ) by Christine Shearer / Truthout. In their book, Merchants of Doubt, science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway uncover the history of a small group of Cold War scientists and advisers who battled anything, including scientific research, that might threaten their vision of American free enterprise -- even if that meant the science on acid rain or the hole in the ozone layer. This small group, Shearer tells us, has had an outsized role in shaping public opinion and policy. Margarita Alarcn : Five Reasons to Remember the Pentagon Papers ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478361/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/margarita-alarcon-five-reasons-to.html ) by Margarita Alarcn / The Rag Blog. This week the Pentagon Papers were released in full, four decades after Daniel Ellsberg, a Pentagon defense analyst, leaked them to the press in an act of defiance that helped speed up the end of the Vietnam War. Maggie Alarcn provides a uniquely Cuban perspective on that event and its ramifications. EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478362/32516/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/7103538936/208591448/223478363/32516/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 17, 2011: Vietnam Vet (VVAW) and Peace Activist Terry DuBose. June 24, 2011: Environmental Activist Diane Wilson, author of Eco-Outlaw. Listen to Thorne Dreyer's June10 interview with Texas members of Iraq Veterans Against the War ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478364/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-06-10 ) (IVAW) Aaron Hughes, Malachi Muncy, Scott Kimball, & Sergio K. Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478365/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ). Militant ambivalance?: Evo on the rocks. Lamar W. Hankins : Jack Kevorkian and the Right to Die ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478366/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/lamar-w-hankins-jack-kevorkian-and.html ) by Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog. Jack Kevorkian -- who assisted in the suicides of 130 people --died June 3 of natural causes. Lamar tells us that Kevorkian created publicity about the right-to-die issue "in his own quirky way," but did little to make that right available to all Americans, and his ethics were called into question. But several groups "with serious intent and compassion" are continuing the efforts to advance the right to die with physician assistance in the U.S. Harvey Wasserman : Nukes 'Don't Need No Stinking Fire Protection' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478367/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/harvey-wasserman-nukes-dont-need-no.html ) by Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog. In John Huston's Treasure of Sierra Madre, armed bandits tell Humphrey Bogart they are federal agents. But, when asked for proof, their leader proclaims, "We ain't got no badges... I don't have to show you no stinking badges." Now, as the state's attorney general has said that the Indian Point nuclear facility's failure to comply with federal fire safety requirement, "is both reckless and unacceptable," operator Entergy has, in effect, told New York: "We don't need no stinking fire protection." Jordan Flaherty : Louisiana Civil Rights Activist Gets 15 Years on Drug Charge ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478368/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/jordan-flaherty-louisiana-civil-rights.html ) by Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog. Civil rights activist Catrina Wallacewas sentenced to 15 years in prisonfor distribution of a controlled substance. Wallace, whose brother was arrested in the "Jena Six" case, helped build a movement that brought 50,000 people to a 2007 march in the northern Louisiana town of Jena that eventually led to freedom for the six young men. Jasmine Tyler of the Drug Policy Alliance said that, in instances like this, we're using prisons "for the people we're mad at." Tom Hayden : Big Push for Peace in Afghanistan ( http://e2ma.net/go/7103538936/208591448/223478369/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/tom-hayden-big-push-for-peace-in.html ) by Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog. The New York Times has finally acknowledged that a significant withdrawal from Afghanistan is a real possibility being considered by the White House. Hayden says that the "Democrats finally have chosen to unite and align themselves with public peace sentiment." However, it is not clear that Obama will heed the rank-and-file voters who have soured on the war or if he will bend to the wishes of the Pentagon. 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