Author Archives: Thorne Dreyer

Harry Targ : Expanding the ‘Iraq Syndrome’

Image from Democratic Underground. Cooperation over conflict: We need to expand the ‘Iraq Syndrome’ As we reflect on the 10-year anniversary of the launching of the Iraq War, the madmen inside the beltway are talking about increasing U.S. military involvement … Continue reading

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Ron Jacobs : Raining Shock and Awe in Iraq

Image from Popular-Pics.com. Raining shock and awe:‘Mission accomplished’ in Iraq? There was nothing good about this war unless you owned stock in the arms industry. Thousands of U.S. men and women were sent to Iraq over and over again to … Continue reading

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Ten Years After By Larry Piltz / The Rag Blog / March 20, 2013 The article below was written five days after the 2003 American invasion of Iraq began. At the time, I thought it might have overindulged in metaphor … Continue reading

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After the war By Ed Felien Americans feel pretty good about the ending of the Afghan war. Obama says he will withdraw 34,000 troops (more than half the total U.S. troops in Afghanistan) by the end of 2013 and turn … Continue reading

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Robert Jensen : Important Truths Behind an Anti-War Slogan

Image from deepforest.org. ‘No blood for oil!’  Important truths behind an anti-war slogan Underneath the complex relationships and shifting strategies, the obvious question lingers: If the Middle East were not home to the largest reserves of the most easily accessible oil … Continue reading

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Jean Trounstine : Texas Calls it ‘Ad Seg’ but Prisoners Call It Torture

Image of life in solitary via Buried Alive in Texas Prisons. Solitary confinement:Texas calls it ‘Ad Seg’ butprisoners call it torture A recent conference on solitary confinement at Harvard University prompted prisoners at Between the Bars to tell their side … Continue reading

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Kate Braun : Vernal Equinox Combines Customs from Many Cultures

“Eoster” was an Anglo-Saxon maiden goddess of the dawn. Image from Vita Marie Lovett. Vernal Equinox:A renewal of the land’s fertility By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | March 18, 2013 “Green, green, it’s green they say, on the … Continue reading

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : An Interview with Novelist and Immigrant Rights Activist David McCabe

Novelist and immigrant rights activist David McCabe at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, March 8, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Novelist and immigrant rights activist David McCabe, author of ‘Without Sin’ “When love … Continue reading

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Jonah Raskin : Lay Monk Tolbert McCarroll on the Pope, the Church, and the Crisis in Catholicism

Brother Toby at Starcross Community. Interview with Brother Toby:Author, heretic, and spiritual pilgrim at Starcross Community “The Catholic Church today is an absolute monarchy and an absolute patriarchy that puts you right back in the Medieval Ages.” — Tolbert McCarroll By … Continue reading

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Lamar W. Hankins : CPR and End-of-Life Decisions

Art from PBS NewsHour. CPR and end-of-life decisions Since the story of the 87-year old woman first appeared, more information has come to light. She was aware of and had agreed to the policy of the center where she lived … Continue reading

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