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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Bill Freeland : The Marx Brothers Are Reforming Public Education

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog.The Marx Brothers are reforming public education Hilarious, but as Groucho himself might have observed, the joke’s on us! By Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2012 CONCORD, New Hampshire … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Beyond Citizens United: Politics Is an Industry, Not Just A Campaign By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2012 NEW YORK — In theory, American elections traditionally get going after Labor Day, but, as we can see … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The Ideology of U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Indiana Senator Albert Beveridge articulated what was to become the new ideology of American empire. Image from the Library of Congress.The ideological dimension:U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere In relations with Latin America, and particularly Cuba, policy has been built … Continue reading →

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Peter Dreier : How the Big Bucks Won in Wisconsin

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Walker spent 88% of the moneyto get 53% of the vote The real winner in Wisconsin on Tuesday was not Gov. Scott Walker, but Big Money. And the real loser was not Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, but democracy. By Peter … Continue reading →

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‘Flat-picking rabble-rouser’ David Rovics on Rag Radio

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Amy Goodman called David Rovics ‘the musical version of Democracy Now!’   Singer/songwriter David Rovics on Rag Radio, Friday, June 1, 2012. Video produced and edited by Jeff Zavala and filmed by Grace Alfar of ZGraphix at the KOOP studios … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Obama’s ‘Rage’ and Other Fairy Tales

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Ragin’ Obama: The right-wing view.Obama’s ‘rage’ and other fairy tales When I think of Barack Obama, I never think rage. I have raged against him on more than one occasion, but Obama never rages back. In fact, he is ridiculed … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton : The Climate Change Awareness Drought is Over / 2

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Photos by Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog.The Climate Change awareness drought is overPart Two: Voices tell us ‘the warmists are dead’ Which side is biased and how do we tell with all the noise in the media? By Bruce Melton … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Steven Halliwell, To Russia With Love

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

To Russia with love:A Rag Blog interview with Steven Halliwell What Russia shows us is that there’s no easy fix. Getting to a common global discussion is the biggest challenge of the 21st century. By Jonah Raskin / The Rag … Continue reading →

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