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Supremes Make it Official : Corporations Rule!

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

High court ruling on campaign finance:The corporation as supreme being By Glenn W. Smith / The Rag Blog / January 21, 2010 If you had any doubt about the corruption that has infected the very bloodstream of American politics, look … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s ‘Year of Revolution’ : Zapatista Silence is Deafening

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Zapatistas. Art from radicalgraphics.org.Silence in Chiapas:Zapatista rebels ‘on vacation’ Is a new uprising on their agenda or does the Zapatista Army of National Liberation just want to be left alone? By John Ross / The Rag Blog / January 21, … Continue reading →

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Gregg Barrios : Angela Davis Is a Living Civil Rights Legend

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Hasta la victoria!The long arms of Angela Davis By Gregg Barrios / The Rag Blog / January 20, 2010 “Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary’s life. When one commits oneself to the struggle, it … Continue reading →

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Our Weimar Democrats : Why They are Such Losers

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama and the Dems: Back to square one. Photo by Chris Usher / EPA.Servility and incompetence:The ‘Dead Center’ Democrats Having taken office on the sales pitch of “Hope,” the Democrats can be counted on only for timidity and incompetence. … Continue reading →

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Brown and Palin : Photogenic Pols a Panacea for ‘Independent’ Anger?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Scott Brown and Sarah Louise Palin: All smiles and skin. Composite graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Photos from Cosmopolitan and Vogue Magazine.Good looks and empty minds:The new political trend? By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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U.S. Global Intervention : ‘This Madness Must Cease’

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Polyp.‘This madness must cease’How our foreign policy impacts the world By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 20, 2010 At a critical juncture in the escalation of the Vietnam War, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Jobs Now or President Palin?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

President Sarah Palin. Photo by Jeff Schultz / Kris Kros / The Washington Independent.Pick One: A sharp turn towards progressive populism The election of Sarah Palin What our country needs now is a huge job-creation program made possible by great … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : New Orleans’ Heart is in Haiti

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

New Orleans creole cottages: a gift from Haiti. Painting by B.Sasik.New Orleans and our Haitian roots We share a common history, and we will work for a shared future of justice and liberation. By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Stayin’ Alive : Managing Osteoarthritis with Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Skeleton Woman.” Prisma color pencil, watercolor, applique by Lucy MadelineStayin’ Alive:Hanging out in the joints with osteoarthritis By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / January 19, 2010 [Stayin’ Alive is a new periodic column on Complementary and Alternative … Continue reading →

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Haiti : Why Voodoo Won’t Do

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, the National Palace in Puerto Principe. Photo from EPA / Zumapress.com. Below, destroyed housing in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Logan Abassi / Getty Images.Why Voodoo won’t do:Haiti and the superstructure of failure By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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Rage Against the Machine : Diebold and the Massachusetts Election

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Illustration by Doug Potter / The Austin Chronicle.Hacking the vote:Will Diebold steal the Senate? As Bay Staters vote to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, most will be marking scantron ballots to be run through easily hackable electronic counters made by … Continue reading →

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Texas Songwriter Vince Bell : One Man’s Music

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Vince Bell. Photo by David Byboth.One Man’s Music:Three-Day Ride to the Kitchen By Vince Bell / The Rag Blog / January 18, 2010 Legendary Texas singer/songwriter Vince Bell will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Tuesday, January 12, 2-3 … Continue reading →

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