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The Rag Blog Digest June 23, 2011 theragblog.blogspot.com ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571671/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/ ) Richard D. Jehn, founder Thorne Webb Dreyer, editor Roger Baker : Have We Turned the Corner on Peak Driving? ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571672/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/roger-baker-have-we-turned-corner-on.html ) by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. In his latest analysis ofour transportation mess, Roger tells us that "total driving in the USA might have already peaked forever." There is much evidence of a shift in driving behavior caused by factors like unemployment, traffic congestion, and the growing age of the populace. And, since many experts believe we are near or past peak global oil production, driving will increasingly be less affordable. David P. Hamilton : How Social Security Works in the U.S. and France ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571673/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/david-p-hamilton-how-social-security.html ) by David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog. Reporting from Paris, David compares and contrasts the Social Security systems in the U.S. and France -- anddiscusses the growing problems faced in both countries. "In France," David tells us, "the system is more costly, more complicated, and provides more benefits, but employers and the wealthy pay a higher percentage of the costs." Joshua Holland : Governor 'Goodhair' and the 'Texas Miracle' ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571674/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/joshua-holland-governor-goodhair-and.html ) by Joshua Holland / AlterNet. Conservative mythology now holds up Texas as a shining example of right-wing governance in action -- a model for the nation -- but it's actually a "blueprint for winning the race to the bottom," destroying an already threadbare social safety net in the process.Under Gov. Rick "Goodhair" Perry, Texas has, in fact, become a "basket-case," and would be faring even worse today without the help of policies enacted by Democrats at the national level. Lamar W. Hankins : When Religion Restricts Our Freedom ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571675/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/lamar-w-hankins-when-religion-restricts.html ) by Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently revised its policiesregarding aid in dyingfor the terminally ill. Although their views traditionally only apply to Catholic health institutions,the bishopsnow want to contribute to a "fundamental public debate" about the "strong resurgence"of the assisted-suicide movement,and are attempting to "press upon non-Catholics... behaviors and ethical standards" based on Catholic theology. EVERY FRIDAY: KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571676/32516/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/7111183507/208597768/223571677/32516/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 24, 2011: Environmental Activist Diane Wilson, author of Eco-Outlaw. July 1, 2011: Media Producer and Counterculture Veteran, Bob Simmons. Listen to Thorne Dreyer's June17 interview with ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571678/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-06-17 )Vietnam Vet and Peace Activist ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571679/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-06-17 )Terry DuBose ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571680/32516/goto:http://www.archive.org/details/RagRadio2011-06-17 ). Listen to earlier shows on Rag Radio ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571681/32516/goto:http://www.koop.org/schedule/detail.php?ext=info&oa_id=33 ). Peak driving: Have we turned the corner? Robert S. Becker : The Environmental Rabble-Rousing of Diane Wilson ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571682/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/robert-s-becker-environmental-rabble.html ) by Robert S. Becker / OpEd News. Environmental activist Diane Wilson -- who will be Thorne Dreyer's guest on Rag Radio this Friday, June 24 (go to article for details) -- has become a champion who "takes risks, gets bloodied and arrested, and endures jail -- then turns her adventures into good-hearted, epic tales reminiscent of Mark Twain." Wilson, a shrimper from Seadrift, Texas --and the author of Diary of an Eco-Outlaw --has become an inspiring leader of the environmental protest movement and a prime nemesis of corporate polluters. Ted McLaughlin : We're Killing Off Our Oceans ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571683/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/ted-mclaughlin-were-killing-off-our.html ) by Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog. Recent studies show that our oceans -- victims of over-fishing, pollution, and man-made global climate change -- are reaching a critical point much faster than previously thought. Scientists fromseveral disciplines came together recently and found that the combined effects on our oceansare creating a "globally significant extinction event" that demands immediate action. SPORT / Dave Zirin : When Muhammad Ali Took the Weight ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571684/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/sport-dave-zirin-when-muhammad-ali-took.html ) by Dave Zirin / The Rag Blog. On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houstonfor refusing induction into the U.S. armed forces. Ali, the former Cassius Clay, considered the War in Vietnamto bean exercise in genocide. "Why should they ask me to put on a uniform," Ali said, "and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs?" FILM / Bob Simmons : The Cave of Forgotten Austin ( http://e2ma.net/go/7111183507/208597768/223571685/32516/goto:http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/film-bob-simmons-cave-of-forgotten.html ) by Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog. Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a "3-D jewel of sensitive movie making"about a cave in the Ardeche Gorge of France that features unmarred Neolithic wallpaintings done in the Pleistocene Age. Simmons contrasts the "timeless void" revealed though a tiny opening in the cliff face with the"clanging modernity and angularity of Austin's 2nd Street" -- with its "backslapping, air-kissing, high-fiving... young homo sapiens" strolling past sidewalk cafes. Extinction event?: Our oceans at risk. The Rag Blog is a non-profit internet newsmagazine produced by activist journalists committed to progressive social change. 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