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Yearly Archives: 2010

FILM / David McReynolds : ‘Never Cry Wolf’

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Profoundly mystic:Carroll Bellard’s Never Cry Wolf By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / February 10, 2010 We each have our own habits, and one of mine is tracking down films that had been well received in their time, but … Continue reading →

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Landrieu and the Saints : A New Day for New Orleans?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

New Orleans mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu. Photo from AP.Who dat mayor:A new day for New Orleans? By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / February 9, 2010 NEW ORLEANS — In a city consumed by the Superbowl and Mardi Gras celebrations, … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Mainstream Media and the Conventional Wisdom

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Ethan Bronner, Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times. His son joined the Israeli army.NY Times and Palestine imbroglio:No conflict of interest with conventional wisdom by Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / February 9, 2010 The New York … Continue reading →

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Fearful Symmetry : A Tale of Two Presidents

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Job losses under two presidents — December, 2007-January, 2010. Chart from Bureau of Labor Statistics / Speaker’s Office / TPM Documents.The red increase in job loss is the climax of Republican White House control. The blue decrease in job loss … Continue reading →

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Primal Scream : White Racism and the Tea Party Movement

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Sign at Tea Party in Madison, WI, April 14, 2009. Photo by cometstarmoon / Wikimedia Commons.Bubbling under the surface:Racial resentment in the Tea Party movement By Rich Benjamin / February 9, 2010 [Rich Benjamin’s commentary on the underlying “white grievance” … Continue reading →

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Sez It All : Homescholers [Sic] for Perry [Sicker]

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Bryan Fotographer / Houston Press. See slideshow here.Rick Perry and Sarah Palin rally their troops HOUSTON — The much awaited Perry-Palin rally (with extra special guest Ted Nugent) visited the Rick Berry Center in Cypress on Sunday afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Change and the Bush Mess : Have We Forgotten to Remember?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Remembering why we voted for change:The Bush mess and the blame game Eight years of Bush, Cheney, and the cynical political puppetry of Karl Rove, succeeded in driving a deep polarizing wedge … Continue reading →

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Mexico City Legalizes Gay Nuptials : Catholic Clergy Aghast

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Gay rights activist cheer after a session at the city’s assembly in Mexico City last December. Photo by Daniel Aguilar / Reuters.Mexico City sanctions gay marriage:Catholic Church warns of Sodom and Gomorrah In Morelia, Michoacan, Bishop Alfredo India added to … Continue reading →

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Congress : Health Care on Life Support

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Matson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch / The Moderate Voice.Good riddance to Senate bill;Some encouraging words from the PresidentBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2010 The word emanating from Washington regarding health care … Continue reading →

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Austin and Texas : Economic Slump Finally Hitting Home

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas unemployment up;Austin’s tech economy fading Since Texas has borrowed all it can, and since a state can’t print money like the federal government, the feds are now under enormous political pressure to function as the job creators of last … Continue reading →

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Redefining History : Howard Zinn Challenged the Paradigm

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The “Domino Theory” was a prevailing historical paradigm at the time of the Vietnam War. Image from A People’s History of American Empire, by Howard Zinn, Paul Buhle and Mike Konopacki. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Rejecting the dominant paradigm:How … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : On Mozart and Auschwitz

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

THE WHITE DOT IN THE MIDDLE OF By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / February 5, 2010 The calendar offers up some provocative coincidences — provocative and tartly instructive. January 27th, for instance, has given us both Mozart’s birthday, … Continue reading →

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