Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Lamar W. Hankins : Obama Not Legally Bound to Appeal DADT Ruling

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A member of the military who was fired because of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, at a press conference on Capitol Hill May 3, 2010. Photo from Newscom.There is no legal reason to appealruling on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Clearly, the … Continue reading →

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David Holmes Morris : Violent Repression in the Dominican Republic

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Policemen stand guard in Capotillo, the Dominican Republic. Photo from Reuters.Dominican National Police:A tradition of violent repression By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / October 21, 2010 Despite national and international outcry, the Dominican National Police is continuing … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : History is Complicated

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Image from Last.fm.What progressives need to know:History is complicated Though it’s darkest before the dawnThese thoughts keep us moving on… By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 I became a radical … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Samhain Begins ‘The Time that Is no Time’

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Samhain is the Third Harvest And over the ashes the stories are told, of witches and werewolves and Rock Island gold… By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Sunday, October 31, 2010 is Samhain (Halloween, Third … Continue reading →

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Paul Beckett : Mahmoud Abbas and the Ubiquitous Pen

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Does Hillary Clinton carry with her an elegant Montblanc pen?Mahmoud Abbas:‘Is This A Pen I See Before Me?’ What a minefield Abbas must now traverse… How can he be the one now to legitimize more than 40 years of oppression … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Americans Believe Afghan War Is ‘Lost Cause’

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

U.S. marine at a military camp in Fallujah. Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP.Public opinion strong against war:Afghan nation-building is ‘lost cause’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Right after the 9/11 tragedy there was … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Into the Flames

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Paulus in Ephesus” by Gustave Doré, circa 1883. Image from Wikimedia Commons.INTO THE FLAMES By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 19, 2010 Late last month, Pentagon officials stood around supervising the scene as St Martin’s Press destroyed … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Saving Soils and Souls

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Top, 2009 Prairie Festival. Image from landlogics. Below, Prairie Festival 2010. Image from The Land Institute.Soils and souls:The promise of The Land By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2010 Stop me if you’ve heard this one: … Continue reading →

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Akwasi Evans : Standing Up to the Corporate Bully

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Anton Tang / Flickr.Corporate bullying:It’s time to stand together Big corporations charge citizens extra for making mistakes and penalize them unjustly for being the suckers who fall for their sales pitch. By Akwasi Evans / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Hemp Is no Paper Tiger

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Hemp & Chocolat.California’s Prop. 19:With legal pot comes legal hemp,history’s most profitable industrial crop By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2010 Hemp is the far bigger economic issue hiding behind legal marijuana. If the … Continue reading →

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Jay D. Jurie : Behind the Chilean Mine Disaster

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Drills are seen outside the San Jose Mine in Copiapo, Chile, where 33 miners were trapped 2,000 feet under the ground for more than two months. Photo by Roberto Candia / AP.What’s caused it and what’s next?After the Chilean mine … Continue reading →

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William Michael Hanks : Net Neutrality / Stop Thief!

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Stop thief!How the internet happenedand why it’s in danger nowBy William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / October 15, 2010 Also see Mike Hanks’ companion article: Net Neutrality / Open Internet Under Fire And see ‘Save the Internet’ video … Continue reading →

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