Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005
Yearly Archives: 2010
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 6
Afghan Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal meets with President Lyndon Johnson in Washington, March 28, 1967. Photo by Francis Miller / Life.Part 6: 1953-1967A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 16, 2010 [If … Continue reading
Sorcerer’s Apprentice : Tipping Points and Paradigm Shifts
Conducting the planets:Tipping points and paradigm shifts By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / May 16, 2010 We’ve all become tutored in the past years about “tipping points”: the warming of the ocean releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere, … Continue reading
Creative Engagement : How About a Public Option for Jobs?
Capitalism knows best? How about creating some jobs. Image from Beyond TV.Answering economic atrophy:A public option for jobsBy Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / May 16, 2010 Creative destruction is one way to say it. In order for capitalism … Continue reading
Budd Saunders : Barack Obama and the Hog:Corn Ratio
Hog:corn ratio. These handsome creatures were headed to market due to high corn prices. Photo by Mark Steil / Minnesota Public Radio.No jake brakes:The Palin shriek, and the hog:corn ratio By Budd Saunders / The Rag Blog / May 16, … Continue reading
WAR AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT: The Bombing of Judi Bari On the 24 of May, twenty years ago sensationalist headlines across the country announced the arrest of two leading environmentalists, Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney. Their car had been bombed—but … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Leave a comment
Jim Rigby : Towards a Radical Christianity
Jesus drives the money changers from the Temple. Image from ETC / University of South Florida.A Radical Christianity? I would say any Christian who leaves the fate of the poor to market forces has renounced Christ in every meaningful sense. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Jim Rigby, Religion, Social Justice, Theology
2 Comments
Mississippi Politics : Nasal Denial and Oily Delusion
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Mississippi Politics:Getting stinkier by the minute By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / May 15, 2010 GULFPORT, Mississippi — Growing up in Texas I was sure politics couldn’t get any stinkier, any … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged British Petroleum, Environment, Mississippi, Oil Spill, pollution
Leave a comment
Prohibition II : A Trillion Dollars Down the Drain
Cartoon from WeedPolitik.40 Years of War on Drugs:A trillion bucks and things are worse By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2010 Back in 1970, President Richard Nixon was having a lot of trouble trying to get … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Criminal Justice, Drug Abuse, Drug Legalization, Drug War, Marijuana, Prohibition
2 Comments
Tom Miller : On Reading Cervantes Aloud in Madrid
Cartoon by Juan Carlos Pedreira Fernández / Galería Cubarte.‘En un lugar de la Mancha…’On reading Cervantes aloud in Madrid By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2010 All together now: “En un lugar de la Mancha, de … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Books, Cervantes, Don Quixote, Literature, Madrid, Spain, Tom Miller, Travel
Leave a comment
Dick J. Reavis : The Genealogy of Bill White
A Bill White ancestor making his way to Texas? Photo by Texas cowboy photographer Erwin E. Smith.¿Quién es más Texan?Genealogy, politics, and Bill White By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2010 Democratic candidate Bill White’s … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Bill White, Dick J. Reavis, Genealogy, Marketing, Rick Perry, Texas Politics
Leave a comment
Jena, Louisiana : Drug Bust or Racist Revenge?
Sheriff Scott Franklin, shown reveling in loot obtained during a controversial drug raid last summer in Jena, Louisiana. Photo special to The Rag Blog.Revenge for civil rights protests?‘Operation Third Option’ in Jena By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
Austin writer and activist Hamilton discusses the intrigues and idiosyncrasies of getting around in France. And he sees much to like in the French way of handling travel and transportation, though some of it is sure to confound the tourist. … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Leave a comment
