Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

John Ross : Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Grito’

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Mexico’s Bicentennial: Miguel Hidalgo with the banner of the Virgen de Guadalupe.Can a new revolution be far behind?The countdown to Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Viva Mexico! Let’s go kill some Gachupines!’ By John Ross / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 … Continue reading →

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Glenn W. Smith : Attacks on Voting Rights in Houston

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The top photo is the captured still from a video (see it here) put out by True the Vote that alleges “Democrats” manipulate elections. Digital Dupes then reported that it appeared that some of True the Vote’s evidence might be … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Five Steps to Burning Books

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“On Sunday evening, members of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Penn Township sing songs as they burn books, videos and CDs that they have judged offensive to their God,” Butler Eagle, March 26, 2001. Photo from American Library … Continue reading →

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David Bacon : Life in an Immigrant Labor Camp

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Immigrant workers at labor camp in northern California. Photos by David Bacon / The Rag Blog. Journalist and long-time labor organizer David Bacon will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Tuesday, September 7, … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : What’s a Jew to Do?

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from the USHMM / National Archives / About.com.What’s a Jew to do (with you)… By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 4, 2010 …you, in this case, being the arch-conservative Catholic composer, Anton Bruckner, next to Wagner, … Continue reading →

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FILM / Ed Felien : Big Brother With a Dash of ‘Salt’

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt: She takes it into her own hands.Ignorance is Strength:Perhaps we need a little ‘Salt’! By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / September 3, 2010 How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck : Testing the Waters?

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Glenn Beck and friend. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP.Testing the waters?Glenn Beck could happen here Beck…ignores the reality that our essential legal structures are Greco-Roman and Hodenosaunee (Iroquois) in origin, NOT Judaeo-Christian. Five of the first six presidents of … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : The War is Over

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dude. The War is over. President Obama visits with Iraq war veterans and their families at Fort Bliss, Texas, August 31. Photo from AFP.(But don’t tell the GI’s at Fort Hood)THE WAR IS OVER! By Alice Embree / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Glenn W. Smith : It’s Getting Hot in Houston

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Dog Canyon.Likely Arson in Houston, and Voter suppression from the Right By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 A mysterious fire last Friday destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County (Houston), … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : These Jobs Won’t Cut It

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

We don’t just need jobs;We need good jobs By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 George Bush, with his policy of accelerated Reaganomics, made a real mess of the United States economy before he left office. … Continue reading →

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Paul Krassner : Censorship at Facebook

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Unfriending the control freaks:Censorship at Facebook By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 Those control freaks who run Facebook are doing it again. This time, as you probably know, they’re not allowing the image of a … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The Evolving Techniques of Empire

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from ccsd.org.Techniques of empire:What is new and what is the same old stuff? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 Empires past Nations, tribes, armed members of messianic religions from time to time have engaged … Continue reading →

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