Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Marc Estrin : Hingepoint of History

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

65 years and counting:Hingepoint of history By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 24, 2010 As I write, we are one week past the 65th anniversary of what may be the most important date in the history of … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Sherrod, Obama, and the Strength of Roots

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Charles Sherrod and Carl Braden (a civil rights legend, along with his wife Anne), in 1963. Photo from Wisconsin Historical Images. Collective amnesia The media have been silent about Shirley Sherrod’s husband, Charles Sherrod, a real hero to many of … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Hitting the Pause Button

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

From the land of the ‘oil geezer’:America’s round-the-clock ‘churnalism’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2010 GULFPORT, Mississippi — This column has been on pause for almost a month. The disgust and distraction from smelly, greasy … Continue reading →

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Cold War Redux : Dissident, Criminal, Contractor, Spy

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Today’s Financial Times.Cold war redux:What’s in a name… Dissident, political prisoner, contractor, spy, criminal? All depends: Which side are you on? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called … Continue reading →

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John Ross : Oaxaca : Killer Governor Blown Away

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Oaxaca Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (depicted above) was blown away in the recent Mexican elections by left-right candidate Gabino Cue. Cartoon from NNDB.Victor Gabino Cue a question mark:Killer Governor blown away in Oaxacan election The unlikely new governor Gabino Cue, … Continue reading →

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Baudrillard 3 : Breakaway and Inertia

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by alexkess / RedBubble.BAUDRILLARD 3: Breakaway and inertia By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 20, 2010 [This is the last of a three part series on the philosopher and social critic Jean Baudrillard, who died three … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : U.S. Social Forum a High Energy Event

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

10,000 marched through downtown Detroit to kick off the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, June 22, 2010.U.S. Social Forum in Detroit:High-energy gathering fires upA new generation of activists The gathering in Atlanta in June 2007 had 12,000 people come together … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer : Poet Marilyn Buck Freed After 25 Years in Prison

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Poet-activist Marilyn Buck was released from a federal prison hospital on July 15, 2010. Photo taken at Dublin Fci, 1998. Photo from The Rag Blog.Poet and political prisoner Marilyn BuckFreed after 25 years in federal prison By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : Israel and Palestine After the Flotilla / 3

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Then Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, left, meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on March 19, 2006 in Gaza City. Haniya continues to function as Prime Minister, despite having been dismissed by Abbas the next year. Photo from … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /Conclusion

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Iran-Turkmenistan gas pipeline. The Turkmenistan government is apparently still interested in moving forward with a pipeline through Afghanistan. Photo from Tehran Times.Conclusion: 2001-2010A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / July 18, 2010 [If you’re … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Dick J. Reavis : Bruce Watson’s ‘Freedom Summer: The Savage Season…’

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

But his take is a bit romantic…Bruce Watson’s Freedom Summer a page turner By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2010 [Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy, by … Continue reading →

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NOLA’s Killer Cops : Danziger Bridge is Just the Beginning

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Lance Madison is surrounded by State Police and NOPD SWAT members on Sept. 4, 2005, after violence erupted on the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans. Madison was accused of shooting at police and was arrested, but he was later released. … Continue reading →

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