Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Colombia : Uribe’s Murderous Secret Police

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Top: Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS) headquarters in Colombia. Photo from El Tiempo. Below, forces of the paramilitary Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) on patrol. Photo from latinamericanstudies.org.Colombia’s DAS:Vicious security octopus acts with impunity By Marion Delgado / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn : Why We Must Not Be Discouraged

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Howard Zinn, 1922-2010.On commitment,And believing in Saints By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / February 1, 2010 See ‘Against discouragement: Howard Zinn at Spelman’ by Howard Zinn, Below. I met many memorable individuals who stopped by the Oleo Strut … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Candlemas Seasonal Message

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Candlemas. Image from Judeness’s Weblog.Candlemas:We focus on Mother Earth By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / January 31, 2010 “Keep on the Sunny Side, always on the Sunny Side, Keep on the Sunny Side of Life…” Tuesday, February 2, … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Yippie Jerry Rubin’s ‘Do It!’ Turns Forty

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by rhpepsi1 / Amazon.com.Do It! does it:Jerry Rubin’s Yippie classic makes it to 40 By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 31, 2010 Jerry Rubin, the youthful Yippie who turned into a middle aged Yuppie, didn’t coin … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s Narco Wars : Capos Bite Dust as Madness Continues

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Navy special forces stand guard in Cuernavaca, Dec. 16, 2009. Drug capo Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed in a shootout with state security forces. Photo by Margarito Perez / Reuters.Who’s who in narco wars:Top capos executed in Mexican Spy vs. … Continue reading →

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Book Ends : Writers Salinger and Zinn Made a Difference

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Man in the Books,” by Andre Martins de Barros / Found Shit.Two writers who changed us:J. D. Salinger and Howard ZinnBy Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / January 29, 2010 It is impossible to predict whose writing … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Verandah Porche : CORP O RAT ION

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Goya print revisited by Jake and Dinos Chapman. Image from The Guardian. CORP O RAT ION Corporation = root or panic = orca portion = crap iron too = poor can riot = cop or ration = raptor coo in … Continue reading →

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People’s Historian : The Singular Legacy of Howard Zinn

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Historian and activist Howard Zinn, 1922-2010.How the great Howard ZinnMade all our lives better No American historian has had a more lasting positive impact on our understanding of the true nature of our country… By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Rumble on the Right : Teabagging for Fun and Profit

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Teabaggin’ dodo bird. Image from Voice of Arizona.Trouble in paradise:Tea-bagger convention is for-profit scam By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 28, 2010 Even though they’ve had their efforts publicized by Fox News and funded by large right-wing … Continue reading →

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ACLU on Campaign Finance : Standing With the Corporate Hacks

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Et tu, ACLU?It’s not the same as defending the Klan This decision has transformed the ACLU into a conservative political organization, working to arm the ultimate enemies of democracy with unlimited monetary and political power. By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey … Continue reading →

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In the Wake of Martha Coakley : Moving Right Along

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Martha Coakley: sad state of affairs. Photo from AP.In the wake of the Coakley debacle:A lesson to be learned? I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, someone else would … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift : Texas Gov. Good Hair and the ‘Anti-Choice’ Brigade

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas Gov. Rick (Good Hair) Perry gives keynote speech at anti-abortion rally in Austin, January 23, 2010. Photo by Ralph Barrera / Austin American-StatesmanParadigm shift in abortion debate?Rick Perry praises ‘anti-choice’ crowd By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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