Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Republican Attack Machine : Controlling the Spin

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Republican assault on the truth:A winning strategy for an off-year election The Democrats appear to be clueless in the face of a relentless propaganda campaign that relies upon what were once psychological tools to be used against enemy populations. By … Continue reading →

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Mexico : Anarchists Celebrate Mexican Revolution With Real Fireworks

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City. (Some went a little further in their observance: See story below.) Photo from La Jornada.A real blast:Bombs, resistance mark 100thanniversary of Mexican RevolutionBy John Ross / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Rewind and Restart : How the Dems (Could Have) Made ‘Health Care’ Happen

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

(A New Years fantasy) Once more from the top: An alternative scenario for health care reform By Zoltan Zigedy / The Rag Blog / January 10, 2010 In February of 2009, with his poll numbers and public expectations exceptionally high, … Continue reading →

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Rewind and Restart : How the Dems (Could Have) Made ‘Health Care’ Happen

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

(A New Years fantasy) Once more from the top: An alternative scenario for health care reform By Zoltan Zigedy / The Rag Blog / January 10, 2010 In February of 2009, with his poll numbers and public expectations exceptionally high, … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The Execution of an Elephant

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Topsy the elephant:Executed by Thomas Alva Edison By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2010 [Noted author and activist Marc Estrin will be contributing to The Rag Blog on a regular basis.] Wait! Do not activate that … Continue reading →

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Immigration Reform : It’s Time for Political Courage

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Daryl Cagle / MSNBC.comDemocrats must show some courage:Immigration laws need real reform Closing the border and deporting undocumented workers would actually hurt our economy. Over a 10 year period it would mean the loss of $2.6 trillion in … Continue reading →

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Decade of Deceit : Our Leaders and their Lies

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A catalog of calumny:The Decade of Deceit Lie: a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive. By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / January 9, 2010 Bookended by two lies, George Bush’s “Compassionate Conservatism” and Barack Obama’s “Change … Continue reading →

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BOOKS/ Jonah Raskin : Michael Pollan’s ‘Food Rules’

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

We can decide what we want to eat!Michael Pollan: America’s new Food CzarBy Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 8, 2010 [Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, Trade Paperback, December 29, 2009, 112 pp, $11.00.] … Continue reading →

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Cancer Survival : Reform Opponents Play the Numbers Game

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from DragonArtz Design.Cancer survival and health care reform:Selective statistics paint distorted picture By Barbara O’Brien / The Rag Blog / January 7, 2010 One argument you may hear against health care reform concerns cancer survival rates. The United States … Continue reading →

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Our Patriarchal History : The All-Conquering Cowboy

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cowboys and Indians:History’s relentless cattle drive …the thing we know as ‘history’ is just the continuing mechanism of the Indo-European cowboys stealing the livestock, the culture, and whatever else they want from what’s left of the Goddess driven producers of … Continue reading →

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And in this Corner : The Globalists Vs. the Pragmatists

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Globalist discourse’ on war and peace:2010 will be year of ideological struggle By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 7, 2010 The year ends with the resurgence of what we might call “globalist discourse.” Globalist discourse is a … Continue reading →

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Ireland : ‘Blasphemy’ Now Against the Law

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Irish atheists fight back:Dissing religion now a secular rap By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 6, 2010 On January 1st a new law took effect in Ireland — the so-called “Blasphemy Law.” This law makes it a … Continue reading →

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