Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Elephant Graveyard Ahead?

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / March 24, 2010[Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net]The Rag Blog

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Roger Baker : Austin’s New Transportation Plan Throws a Few Curves

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bumpy road ahead?Austin’s new long-range transportation plan By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 23, 2010 The background The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) recently unveiled its new 2035 long-range draft transportation plan; “People, Planning and Preparing … Continue reading →

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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn : Bringing the War Home, 1970

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

News photo taken March 6, 1970, of the New York Fire Department responding to an explosion at an upscale Greenwich Village townhouse. Image from Wikipedia.Bringing the war home: 1970-2010 Eventually we came to think that we could make a revolution, … Continue reading →

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Lisa Fithian: FBI Informant Brandon Darby : Sexism, Egos, and Lies

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Brandon. Darby. Still from a video / videochannels.com.Sexism, egos, and lies:Sometimes you wake up and it is not different By Lisa Fithian / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 Community organizer and nonviolent activist/trainer Lisa Fithian will be Thorne … Continue reading →

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Ride ’em Cowboy : Charley Pride, the Austin Rodeo, and the Health Care Horserace

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Charley Pride. Photo by Nikki Boertman / The Commercial Appeal.With Charley’s pride:American eagle on the limb By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 To really understand the day that the Democrats won the national health care … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff : Social Justice / Ecological Justice

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Innocent: Casualties of the Civil War in Northern Uganda.” Photo by Heather McClintock / Blue Earth Alliance.Humanity’s intertwined dilemma:Social and Ecological Justice By Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 Among the many problems that afflict … Continue reading →

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Thomas Cleaver to Spineless Democrats : Thanks for Saving my Life

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Nancy Pelosi gives press conference after passage of health care reform. Photo from AFP.Thank you,Stupid, spineless, worthless Democrats By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 After the historic passage of health care in the House … Continue reading →

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Imprisonment Without Trial : The American Way?

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from the ACLU.When we fail our own ideals:The unconstitutional practiceOf indefinite detention By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2010 When our forefathers created this great nation, one of the ills they desperately wanted to correct … Continue reading →

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Berlin : Promoting the General Welfare

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Frieze by New Deal sculptor Lenore Thomas at Center School in Greenbelt, Maryland.Photo by Anomalous_A’s / Flickr.Americans in Berlin:How do we ‘promote the general welfare’? By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2010 BERLIN — The Rag … Continue reading →

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Larry Piltz : Richard Bowden is an Instrument for Peace

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Richard Bowden, organizer of the Million Musicians March for Peace, plays with Leeann Atherton at the Rag Blog Benefit Bash and Albert Einstein 131st Birthday Party at Jovita’s, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Richard … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : After Armageddon

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dead City: “Melt Away.” Charcoal drawing by Darlene Muto / mutoart.com After Armageddon After Armageddon,when all the self-righteous have been Raptured upby their vengeful, self-absorbed God,things can get back to normal around here. Tribes will meet again by the rivers,at … Continue reading →

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Nuke Pushers to Vermont : ‘Drop Dead’

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Symon Sez.Nuclear industry tells Vermont(And everybody else): Drop dead! By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 The nuclear power industry is sending a clear and forceful message to the citizens of Vermont: “Drop Dead.” … Continue reading →

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