Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

David Bacon : California’s Perfect Storm

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Students and teachers march in Oakland, California,to protest the termination of adult education programs. Photo by David Bacon.Fighting to save public education:California’s perfect storm Across California, new alliances of teachers, students, state workers, communities of color, and working-class communities in … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Happy Birthday, World

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WORLD By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2010 “I’m depressed.” A most common comment. Depressed about what? The answers are various: our dangerous, deaf, moronic leadership, the ongoing wars, religious strife, public and private … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Eric Gordon : The One-Leaflet Theory of Revolution

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Ben Cumming / Flickr. The One-Leaflet Theory of RevolutionO God, O Muse, O Creative Spirit,O shades of Revolution from generations gone,I chasten my heart and bend my knee to implore you,Send down,to one so tired of working and … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : The ‘Fraudclosure’ Backstory

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Illustration by Matt Mahurin / The Washington Independent.U.S. workers in need of rescue:Report from the epicenter of ‘fraudclosures’ It’s dark as a dungeon way down in the mine… By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2010 WEST … Continue reading →

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Ansel Herz : Cholera Spreads in Haiti

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, MINUSTAH soldier points his gun at former Austin activist/independent journalist Ansel Herz in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 15, 2010, at a demonstration against the renewal of MINUSTAH, the UN peackeeping mission. Photo from Gaentantguevara / Flickr. For more about … Continue reading →

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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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