Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Marc Estrin : Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Albert Einstein and Marie Curie.HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALBERT (Albert Einstein was born on March 14th, 1879.) Blanchot : “La réponse est le malheur de la question.” (The answer is the misfortune of the question.) ALBERT EINSTEIN SAID Sometimes I ask myself … Continue reading →

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John Ross in Obamalandia : Death Waltz Across Texas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

John Ross. Photo from Con Carlitos.Loose in Obamalandia:Death waltz across Texas(With apologies to Ernest Tubbs) By John Ross / The Rag Blog / March 13, 2010 I. Paranoia stalks the skies. At LAX, flying towards Texas, I am pulled out … Continue reading →

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Realm of the Census : Partisan Fundraising Fracas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bunch of partisan baloney?GOP census knockoff and Dem rejoinderBy Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2010 ‘Breaking News: House Bans GOP FAKE Census Surveys’The headline on the email sent by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DCCC, forwarded … Continue reading →

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Colombia: Six Decades of Fighting for Peace : Paramilitary Reemerges

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A Promise of Peace:Colombia and the paramilitary successor groups By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 Part three: Resurgence In my last posting I looked at the demobilization of Colombia’s paramilitary blocs in an agreement with … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Vernal Equinox Seasonal Message

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The egg and the emergence of Lord Sun: Egg tulip image from uphilldowndale.Vernal Equinox:Honor Eoster, the goddess of Spring By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 Every day’s another dawning/Give the morning winds a chance/Always catch … Continue reading →

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Farrah’s Story : How Could the Academy Forget Her?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Survivors remember…How could the Academy forget Farrah? By Jody Schoger / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 American icon and Emmy-award winning actress Farah Fawcett was notably absent in the traditional memorial included each year as part of the … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Our Unsingable National Anthem

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bombs bursting in air…Oh say can you sing? By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 Oh, say can you see? o sa cn u c? When did we have to stand and sing this at hockey … Continue reading →

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Health Care : Social Darwinism and Stupak Obstructionism

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from caglecatoons.com.Overcoming political agendas:Will health care reform happenAnd what will it look like? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 It appears that Congress will pass some kind of health care legislation, be … Continue reading →

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Text and Subtext : The Media’s Tea Party

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Framing the Tea Party movement: New Left redux? Photo from RaceWire.‘Wal-Mart Hippies?’Framing the Tea Party movement By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 10, 2010 Friday morning I was listening to my pseudo “fair and balanced” National Public … Continue reading →

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Joseph Stack and the Texas GOP : Murder-Suicide of the King’s English

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Cindy Flynn / Clifton Studios.Murder-suicide of the English language:Stack, and the Texas Republican primary By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2010 Like fabled ruts gouged into dirt by heavy wheels, or war trenches widened … Continue reading →

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Ramsey Wiggins : Me and Gilbert Shelton: A Memoir

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Legendary underground cartoonist and comix artist Gilbert Shelton.Me and Gilbert Shelton: A Memoir By Ramsey Wiggins / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2010 Legendary underground artist Gilbert Shelton will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Tuesday, March 9, … Continue reading →

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San Antonio : Thousands Rally for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

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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