Author Archives: Thorne Dreyer

Alyce Guynn : On the Passing of Poet Susan Bright

Susan Bright at the Poet’s Tree, Barton Springs, Austin, Texas.Poet, publisher, and environmental activist:Honoring Susan Bright By Alyce Guynn / The Rag Blog / January 12, 2011 See details about the memorial service for Susan Bright below. When family, friends … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden : The Right and the Shooting in Tucson

Image from Jesse Kelly’s website (now removed). The article about Kelly’s appearance in Sierra Vista originally appeared in the Sierra Vista Herald.Getting on target:The Right and the shooting in Tucson By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / January 12, … Continue reading

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Ralph Solonitz : Killer Brew!

Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog.The Rag Blog / Posted January 12, 2011

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Jonah Raskin : Chickens Come Home to Roost in Arizona

Malcolm X at Harlem rally, December 31, 1969. Photo from New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.On chickens coming home to roost:Armageddon in Arizona By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 Shortly after JFK was shot and … Continue reading

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Robert Jensen : Machines Change, Our Work Remains the Same

Early computer. Image from Corbis-Bettmann.The limits of internet activism:Machines change, the work remains the same By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 When I first got involved in left/radical political organizing in the 1990s, I don’t … Continue reading

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At The Rag Blog, we asked some of our old-school colleagues to share with us their unique experiences and adventures in the political and cultural movements of the radical Sixties, and Ray Reece obliges in spades! Ray combines the story … Continue reading

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Patricia Vonne Headlines Jan. 23 Rag Blog Benefit Bash

Graphic by James Retherford / Hot Digital Dog Design / The Rag Blog. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Latina rocker Patricia Vonneheadlines Rag Blog benefit at Jovita’s What: Rag Blog BenefitWho: Latina rocker Patricia Vonne and singer-songwriter Gina ChavezWhere: Jovita’s, … Continue reading

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Marc Estrin : Infiltrations

Skulker by R. Crumb.INFILTRATIONS By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2011 Last week, I wrote about what I consider politically unearned infiltrations supporting rampant consumerism. I will not sing Hallelujah in the mall. Infiltrations, however, do … Continue reading

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Glenn W. Smith : Gabrielle Giffords and The Blood of Eden

Jackson Pollock’s The Deep. Oil and enamel on Canvas (1953).The Blood of Eden:Our escalating political violenceBy Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2011 I caught sight of my reflectionI caught it in the windowI saw the … Continue reading

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James Noland : Sarah Palin and JFK’s Houston Speech

John F. Kennedy, then a candidate for president of the United States, speaks before a group of Protestant ministers at Houston’s Rice Hotel, September 12, 1960. Photo from AP.Palin wrong about JFK:Kennedy’s famous speech on church and state As the … Continue reading

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Glenn W. Smith : Aristotle and the Cyberpoke

Photo of cyberpoke by Willie Pipkin / DogCanyon.Making real connections:Aristotle and the cyberpoke By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2011 Democratic political consultant and progressive Texas blogger Glenn W. Smith will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest … Continue reading

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