Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Why’s There no Money for Education? (Hint: War)

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from .M.’s photostream / Flickr.The legacy of ‘starving the state’ The project of privatizing the educational system, by starving the public system, has been paralleled by a fundamental feature of American government, the existence of a Permanent War Economy. … Continue reading →

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Memo from the Blackland Prairie : Obama and the Texas Family Farm

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Blackland Prairie. Image from Texas Parks and Wildlife.Subsistence farming and big agribusiness:Obama stops the massive subsidies By Jane Leatherman Van Praag / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 I live on and manage our family farm just south of … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : The U.S. Must Stop Israel’s Drunk Driving

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Peace World Journal.Don’t let your friends drive drunk:U.S. must do more than wring its hands By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 “Cursed be he who moves back his neighbor’s territory-marker. And all … Continue reading →

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2010 Census : $400 Billion Handout With 10 Questions

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

And our hands have 10 fingers. 2010 Census:That’s $40 billion per question… By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 The 2010 Census form came in the mail Tuesday morning, March 16th. I made a cup of … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Al Sandine’s ‘Taming of the American Crowd’

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The Cyber Crowd:Reinventing the Crowd for the Age of Cyberspace By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 [The Taming of the American Crowd: From Stamp Riots to Shopping Sprees, By Al Sandine. (Monthly Review Press, November … Continue reading →

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American Health Care : A Plague on the Sick and Infirm

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Seattle Times.Reform coming to a vote:The Black Death and health care in AmericaBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 17, 2010 In October of 1347 a ship docked in Messina, Sicily, after picking … Continue reading →

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Tom Keough : The Unionization of Starbucks and the Rape of Kati Moore

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. California teen girl sues Starbucks over sexual abuse Seattle-based Starbucks is feeling the heat over an ex-worker’s accusations of sex abuse on the job. And an ABC News investigation has uncovered evidence that it’s part … Continue reading →

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Have a Heart : How to Expand the Organ Harvest

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

3D anaglyph of the human heart. Image from 3D-image.net.Israel’s new approach:Donor cards and organ transplants By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2010 For years now, doctors have been able to save lives and prolong lives by … Continue reading →

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Women’s Health : Heard About the H-Word Lately?

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Beautiful Inside” by Angela Elkins. The digitally-enhanced images were taken from a video of a laparoscopy, recorded during exploratory surgery performed on the artist. Angela, who was hysterectomized at the age of 24, says of the photoshopped images, “Everyone seems … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Albert Einstein and Marie Curie.HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALBERT (Albert Einstein was born on March 14th, 1879.) Blanchot : “La réponse est le malheur de la question.” (The answer is the misfortune of the question.) ALBERT EINSTEIN SAID Sometimes I ask myself … Continue reading →

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John Ross in Obamalandia : Death Waltz Across Texas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

John Ross. Photo from Con Carlitos.Loose in Obamalandia:Death waltz across Texas(With apologies to Ernest Tubbs) By John Ross / The Rag Blog / March 13, 2010 I. Paranoia stalks the skies. At LAX, flying towards Texas, I am pulled out … Continue reading →

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Realm of the Census : Partisan Fundraising Fracas

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bunch of partisan baloney?GOP census knockoff and Dem rejoinderBy Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 12, 2010 ‘Breaking News: House Bans GOP FAKE Census Surveys’The headline on the email sent by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DCCC, forwarded … Continue reading →

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