Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Psychology of Greed : Protecting the People from Wall Street

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A rebuttal of sorts:Protecting the people from Wall Street By Steven Porter / The Rag Blog / April 23, 2010 [On April 21, The Rag Blog published an article by Sherman DeBrosse entitled Republican Jujitsu : Protecting Wall Street from … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 1

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dost Mohammad Khan, depicted with his son, was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1826 to 1839 and then from 1843 to 1863. Lithograph by James Rattray (1848) / British Library / Wikimedia Commons.Part 1: 1838 to 1876A People’s History of … Continue reading →

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Republicans : Choosing Wall Street Over Main Street

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from USA Today.The Republicans and financial regulation:Choosing Wall Street over Main Street By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 22, 2010 It’s no secret to anyone what kicked off the current recession in America. It was the … Continue reading →

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Republican Jujitsu : Protecting Wall Street from the People

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by L.M. Glackens, 1911 / Puck / Library of Congress.Republican Jujitsu:Protecting Wall StreetFrom accountability and reform By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 21, 2010 We are reading about two firms that sold securities to the unsuspecting … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Larry Piltz : We’re Focused in Going Forward

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Piggy Banker.” Painting © Zina Saunders 2009. We’re Focused In Going Forward (a song) We’re focused in going forwardhoping we’re not moving backwardthat our dreams are not shatteredand we’re doing things that matter We have a laser-eye viewof what we … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Holding Ourselves Accountable

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Savage Chickens. Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage.Diversity dead-end:Inclusiveness without accountability By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2010 After a recent talk on racism and other illegitimate hierarchies at a diversity conference in Dallas, I … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Endgame (Sam-I’m-Not)

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Endgame. Image from Wired.SAM-I’M-NOT By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2010 Endgame — that’s us. At every level, checkmate threatens — political, environmental, cultural. Samuel Beckett’s 104th birthday last week brought to mind a chapter I … Continue reading →

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Culture of Abuse : Police Harassment of New Orleans Transgenders

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

New Orleans cops are on the prowl for transgenders. Photo by Ted Jackson / The Times-Picayune Archive.Transgender community in New OrleansClaims abuse and discrimination by police By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2010 New Orleans’ Black … Continue reading →

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Marion Delgado in Colombia : Don Mario’s War

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Don Mario: Colombian police escort Daniel Rendon Herrera at a Bogota airport after his April 2009 arrest. Photo by William Fernando Martinez / AP.Colombia: Don Mario’s war By his own account, [his] victims number somewhere around 9,000, but hey, who’s … Continue reading →

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Bay of Pigs Invasion : Blows up in Kennedy’s Face

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cuban cigar: Bay of Pigs invasion blows up in JFK’s face. Cartoon by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902-1979) / Illingworth Collection / National Library of Wales.Decades of foreign policy folly:Cuba and the Bay of Pigs invasion The Bay of Pigs fiasco … Continue reading →

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Teabaggers Notwithstanding : Reform Mostly a Flop

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Sophisticated analysis of health care reform by Atlanta teabagger, Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Joeff Davis / Creative Loafing.Still not so good:Reflecting on health care reformBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / April 19, 2010 After a … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Will Climate Bill Nuke Earth Day?

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Art from 1946 atmospheric nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll. “Plus 3 Seconds,” watercolor by Grant Powers, 1946 / Naval Historical Center.Earth Day 2010:Will climate bill be a nuclear bomb? By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / April 18, … Continue reading →

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