Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

From the Massey Blast to the BP Spill : Fossil Fuels are Killing Us

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning before sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy / Leonard Doyle / Flickr.Global response emerging:Fossil fuels are killing us By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / May 11, 2010 … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 5

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Muhammad Zahir Shah reigned over Afghanistan from 1933-1973. Photo from AP / Guardian.Part 5: 1933-1953 A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader who wonders how … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Whores in Washington; Blowout in the Gulf

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Whore of Babylon.” Pen and watercolour over pencil. By William Blake (1809) / British Museum.Blow jobs in DC; Blowout in the Gulf By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / May 10, 2010 You think that subject line above … Continue reading →

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Who Should We Believe? : Faisal Shahzad, and the Gulf of Tonkin

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Gulf of Tonkin incident, off the coast of North Vietnam, August 2, 1964. Illustration by E.J. Fitzgerald (1980) / U.S. Navy Historical Center / Wikimedia Commons.Who should we believe?How foreign policy lies lead to war By Harry Targ / The … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : The Sound of Un-Hatched Chickens Crashing

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Generation Payback:The cash value of capitalism By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2010 Confronted on Tax Day by satellite visions of free market capitalism led by the American Tea Party, global investors began to exit the … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2010 : ‘State of the World’s Mothers’

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Afghan mother and child. Photo from Center for American Progress.U.S. ranking not so good…Reporting on the status of mothers The dreadful circumstances of so many of the world’s mothers and children on this Mother’s Day are preventable. There is enough … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : A Specter is Haunting Europe

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Is the old Europe history? A cafe in Brussels.Crisis in Greece a sign of the times?A specter is haunting Europe By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / May 8, 2010 BRUSSELS — The Europe of old is on its … Continue reading →

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Budd Saunders : Luck, and Dumb Luck

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Sailers in 1946 are shown wearing goggles to shield their eyes from an atomic blast. Dr. Phil Trapp told about how such goggles were expected to protect his World War II Marine flotilla from the effects of a third atomic … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The Mathematics of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A novel approach:Happy Mother’s DayBy Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / May 8, 2010 Novelist and Rag Blog contributor Marc Estrin will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Tuesday, May 11, 2-3 p.m. (CST) on KOOP 91.7 FM … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 4

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

British Intelligence agent T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) came to Afghanistan in 1928, and virtually directed anti-government activities. Image from Jordan Jubilee.Part 4: 1924-1933A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2010 [If … Continue reading →

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Teabaggers in 2010? : Debunking the Political Wisdom

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Daily Globe.Will the right wing seize power?Looking ahead to November By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 7, 2010 [The Rag Blog doesn’t post a lot about election predictions, but I think it is important … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Karl

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Birthday card by James Retherford / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2010.The Rag Blog

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