Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Category Archives: Rag Bloggers
Danny Schechter : WikiLeaks and the Fetish of Secrecy
Graphic from APS.Wikileaks and the secrets that deceive us It’s the age-old battle between our right to know and their right to keep us from knowing. By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2010 In the days … Continue reading
Greg Moses : Dream Remains for Hector Lopez and Others
Photo from Reuters.Despite defeat of DREAM Act:Hope remains for Hector Lopez and others By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2010 Two weeks ago 21-year-old Hector Lopez was the poster-perfect picture for hope in the DREAM Act. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Campuses, Congress, DREAM Act, Greg Moses, Hector Lopez, Immigration
Leave a comment
Ted McLaughlin : Republicans Play Political Football With START Treaty
Political cartoon by Matson / Roll Call. UPDATE: December 22, 2010 — The New START arms control treaty with Russia was ratified by the Senate today by a 71-26 vote, with 13 Republicans crossing the aisle to support it. But … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Congress, Foreign Policy, NATO, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Republican Party, Russia, START Treaty, Ted McLaughlin
Leave a comment
BOOKS / Robert Jensen: The Commons as Kinder-and-Gentler Capitalism
All That We Share isn’t enough:The Commons as kinder-and-gentler capitalism? By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2010 [All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons/How to Save the Economy, the Environment, the Internet, Democracy, … Continue reading
Marc Estrin : Kicking the Dog
Image from Photobucket.Passing of the lantern:Kicking the dog By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2010 So Julian Assange is now without his passport, braceleted under house arrest, waiting for the Wheels of Injustice to slowly grind. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Diogenes, Julian Assange, Marc Estrin, Philosophy, WikiLeaks, World History
Leave a comment
Harvey Wasserman : Our Gay Commander-in-Chief
President James Buchanan. Image from Encyclopedia Dickensonia.‘Mister Fancy’ James Buchanan:Our gay Commander-in-Chief By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2010 As “conservatives” scream and yell about gays in the military, they might remember that in all likelihood … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American History, American Presidents, Gay, Harvey Wasserman, Homosexuality
3 Comments
Carlos Calbillo : On the Passing of Carlos Guerra
“America’s friendliest angry looking retired columnist… and feared by fish.” — Carlos Guerra, on Twitter.Columnist and Sixties Chicanoactivist Carlos Guerra dies See “Memories from ‘the day’: On the passing of Carlos Guerra,” by Carlos Calbillo / The Rag Blog, Below. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Carlos Calbillo, Carlos Guerra, Chicano Movement, Journalists, La Raza Unida, MAYO, Mexican-Americans, Sixties, Social Activism, Texas, Thorne Dreyer
1 Comment
Tom Hayden : Julian Assange and the Lynch-Mob Moment
The lynch mob in Frankenstein. Is Julian Assange next?The lynch-mob moment:The frenzy over Julian Assange and WikiLeaks By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / December 15, 2010 We know that conservatives are extremists for order, but why have so … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Digital Media, Freedom of Information, Journalism, Julian Assange, Tom Hayden, WikiLeaks, Witch Hunting
3 Comments
David P. Hamilton : My Remission and the Business of American Medicine
Graphic from The Patient’s Doctor.Rheumatoid arthritis, my remission,and the business of American medicine Their deficiencies, spawned by the system’s economic organization, might be more tolerable if doctors didn’t so often act like they had been anointed by God with special … Continue reading
Sid Eschenbach : Why Obama Took the Deal
Cartoon from Huffington Post.The myth about jobs and taxes,and why Obama took the deal By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / December 14, 2010 With little time left in this Congressional session, legislative scheduling should be focused on these … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Congress, Economics, Obama Administration, Sid Eschenbach, Taxation
1 Comment
Harry Targ : Did Obama Stimulus Save Kokomo, Indiana?
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visit Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant II in Kokomo, Indiana, on November 23, 2010. Photo by Brian Kersey / UPI.Recovery Act brings jobs to Kokomo:Obama in the conservative heartland By Harry Targ / … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Automobile Industry, Capitalism, Economic Recovery, Harry Targ, Jobs, Labor, Obama Administration, Stimulus Bill
Leave a comment
