Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

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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Harvey Wasserman : Pete Seeger Sings for Solartopia!

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pete Seeger sings for Solartopia! By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 See Video and Lyrics to ‘God’s Counting on Me,’ Pete Seeger’s song about the BP oil spill, Below. “We’ve got a country full of … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : The Holy War that We Can’t Win

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The Afghan jihad:A war that we can’t win By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 How can war be holy? What righteous god would welcome the massacre of innocents? And, yet, the origins and history of … Continue reading →

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Mariann G. Wizard : Poet/Political Prisoner Marilyn Buck Dies in New York

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

UPDATED Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 9:03 a.m. (CST) Marilyn Buck was released from prison July 15, 2010.Recently released from Texas prison:Cancer takes poet Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 AUSTIN — Friends … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Despite WikiLeaks, Congress Votes War Bucks

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Image from The First Post.Despite WikiLeaks revelations,Congress votes for war fundingBy Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2010 Never was the case so weak for throwing another $33 billion into the Afghanistan sinkhole, … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The F-35 and the NIMBYS of Death

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

F-35 helmet: “Cool” lid for flying our “national treasure.”NIMBYS of Death By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2010 BURLINGTON, Vermont — This week the Secretary of the Air Force selected the Vermont National Air Guard as … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Higher Education Headed in Wrong Direction

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Editorial cartoon by Mark Weber / iHaveNet.21st Century higher education:An institution in crisis By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 1, 2010 The modern university At my home university, only Coca-Cola products can be distributed on campus as … Continue reading →

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Sarito Carol Neiman : Hill Country Environment Threatened by ‘Green Energy’ Transmission

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Lattice towers like this one will carry high-voltage electrical power lines from West Texas wind farms through the Texas Hill Country. Proposed high-voltage power lines Endanger unique Hill Country habitat By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / July … Continue reading →

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