Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Ted McLaughlin : Our Fear of the ‘S’ Word

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from gapingvoid.Do the American people like socialismas long as we don’t call it that? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 11, 2010 There is little doubt that for most Americans, “socialist” would be about the worst … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Holocaust Thinking in America III: In the Here and Now

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Creeping fascism in America. Graphic from LA Progressive.Holocaust thinking in America III:In the here and now By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 11, 2010 [Part three of three. To read the entire series, go here.] The end … Continue reading →

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Paul Krassner : An Open Letter to Barack Obama

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from GetReligion.org. Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s two-part interview with author, journalist, and legendary satirist Paul Krassner on Rag Radio here and here. To find all shows on the Rag Radio archives, go here. ‘Eat, pray, be disappointed’:An open letter … Continue reading →

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SPORT / John Ross : Torture and the National Pastime

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

New national pastime:Torture and the San Francisco Giants By John Ross / The Rag Blog / October 9, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — The return of liver cancer has afforded me an unexpected opportunity to contemplate the National Pastime. As I … Continue reading →

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Margarita Alarcón : Cubana Flight 455 Was Cuba’s 9/11

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

73 black flags mark Cuban remembrance of the Oct. 6, 1976 terrorist bombing of Cubana Flight 455. Photo from picasa. Cuba marked the thirty-fourth anniversary of the bombing of Cubana Flight 455 on Wednesday with a call for the U.S. … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Harry Targ : Teach Your Children Well

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Raising kids to be radical:‘Annie Shapiro and the Clothing Workers’ Strike’ By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 8, 2010 Teach, your children wellTheir father’s hellDid slowly go byAnd feed them on your dreamsThe one they pickedThe one … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn : The Obsolete and Dangerous Federal Grand Jury

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bernardine Dohrn, with Bill Ayers and five-year-old Zayd, on the steps of the federal courthouse in New York City, 1982. Photo by David Handschuh / AP.The curious, mysterious, obsolete,and dangerous federal grand jury The federal grand jury is a secret, … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : The Cooperative Alternative

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Joseph Bau / Fearless Fathers.The cooperative movement:Doing business as if people mattered By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / October 6, 2010 There’s no shortage of political blather in this year’s mid-term election campaigns, but most of … Continue reading →

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Sherman DeBrosse : The Puzzle of 2010

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from StudentHacks.The puzzle of 2010:What’s going on with the electorate? By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / October 5, 2010 This year’s election is marked by a great deal of puzzling behavior. Media people report on the peculiar … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Jon Stewart, Meet George W. Bush

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

In defense of the Left,with love to Jon Stewart In trying to appear a moderate, Stewart criticized the right for its attacks on Obama and the left for accusing Bush of being a war criminal and comparing him to Hitler. … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Holocaust Thinking in America II: How the Nazis Did It

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Holocaust thinking in America II:How the Nazis did itBy Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 5, 2010 [Part two of three. Read part one here.] I know one is not allowed to use the word “nazism” in any … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : The California Cannabis Countdown

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Supporters of Proposition 19 rally in Bay Area. Photo by Bill St. Clair / SF Weekly.California counting down to November 2:Marijuana initiative leading in polls By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2010 Thousands and thousands of … Continue reading →

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