Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

VERSE / Bobby Nelson : The Wall

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Veruschka (1971) / Playboy / Flatrock. THE WALL We are all masonshighly skilledwithout apprenticeshipa birthright of our culture We lay the bricksunintentionally – without designas we sit in silenceand long for god-driven bulldozers    to crush our life’s work Our … Continue reading →

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Steve Russell : In Memory of Jay Spotted Elk

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

In memory of Jay Spotted Elk It became possible to prove that Jay Spotted Elk’s last night on earth was not unusual in the history of Sheridan County, Nebraska. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Ethics Charges and the Natural Order of Things

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Photo from Getty Images.The natural order of things:Ethics and Congresswomen Waters and Harman By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 The stories about ethics violations by Congressman Charles Rangel (NY) have been making … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Brent Snowcroft and the Roots of the Iraq War

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bush I’s national security advisor Brent Scowcroft. Photo from The Washington Times.‘Liberating Kuwait’ and targeting Saddam:Twenty years of war against Iraq By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 This August marks the twentieth anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : Deporting Texas Student Was Big Mistake

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Saad Nabeel. Photo by Shehab Uddin / Der Spiegel.What the Times forgot to mention:Story of deported Texas studentAwaits President in Dallas By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 While the New York Times Monday morning proclaims … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : (Crescent) Moon Musings

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Waxing crescent moon over Austin, Feb. 15, 2010. Photo from KXAN.com.Moon Musings:Waxing Crescent Moon,(August 12-August 15, 2010) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / August 8, 2010 This phase of the moon is for promoting things that require growth. … Continue reading →

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John Ross : Epic Hunger Strike in the Land of the Hungry

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cayetano Cabrera of the Mexican Electricity Workers’ Union (SME). His hunger strike was the longest in Mexican history — but it ended in futility. Photo from Musicios y Politicos y Locos.Where Hunger is palpable:Mexican hunger strike sets recordBut electrical workers … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Awesome Days of Awe

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The space between the pillars:Awesome days of awe By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 7, 2010 August 6th: Hiroshima. August 9th: Nagasaki. Three days in between. The days between close-set giant pillars take on special significance. Whatever … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Access to Water Is a Human Right

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Clean water should be a human right,Not a capitalist commodity By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 5, 2010 A vote took place in the United Nations a few days ago that could eventually have far-reaching effects on … Continue reading →

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ at the Gulf of Tonkin

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

E. J. Fitzgerald’s painting (1980) illustrates the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. U.S. Navy Historical Center / Wikimedia Commons.Crossing the Rubicon:The Tonkin Gulf Incident It’s an event I can never forget, because I was there, a young sailor working in the … Continue reading →

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Jay D. Jurie : The ‘New Zeal’ of Right Wing Propagandist Trevor Loudon

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Trevor Loudon. Image from USA Survival News.New Zealand’s Trevor Loudon and theRight-wing propaganda machine By Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / August 4, 2010 Until I came across the KeyWiki site I didn’t know I had my very … Continue reading →

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Jim Turpin : Cutting Through the ‘Fog of War’

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Fog of war. Image from Thomas Paine’s Corner.Rules of engagement:U.S. brutality in the combat zones The chain of command gave orders to fire indiscriminately at civilians even when soldiers made efforts to refuse such orders. By Jim Turpin / The … Continue reading →

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