Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Colombia : Pablo Emilio Moncayo: A Pawn in Uribe’s Game

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pablo Emilio Moncayo in 1996, 19 years old.Colombia’s Uribe: Playing politics with Pablo Somewhere in the Amazon jungle tonight, Pablo sleeps chained to a tree stump, his release prevented by the government he served all these long years in order … Continue reading →

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U.S. Government : Six Decades of Spying on its Citizens

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

It’s a national tradition:Spying on Americans Part One: LBJ and Nixon By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / January 5, 2010 [This is the first installment of Sherman DeBrosse’s series about the U.S. government’s extensive and inglorious history of … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse 2010 : Meltdown Under the American Bubble

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Planet Earth was coming apart at the seams.Remembering 2010 (if we must):Mass amnesia, the Rapture,and the Palin-Bachmann nuptials By John Ross / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2010 MEXICO CITY — Book-ended by mass amnesia under the American bubble, … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform : ‘This Won’t Hurt a Bit’

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Puckett from Stand Up For America.Congress’ health care fix: Cure worse than the disease? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2010 “History records that the money changers have used every form of … Continue reading →

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Stayin’ Alive : Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Tree of Life,” working design for Stoclet Frieze, Gustav Klimt, 1905/09.Stayin’ Alive:Towards a conscious self-health-care continuum No system of medicine is static, and none has a monopoly on beneficial knowledge or tactics. By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Chinua Achebe’s ‘British-Protected Child’

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Chinua Achebe’s sharp and inspiring essays:The Education of a British-Protected Child By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2010 [The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays, by Chinua Achebe. (Knopf, October 6, 2009, 172 pp., $24.95)] Here’s … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Afghanistan and a Reluctant NATO

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from Florida Times-Union / Netizen News Brief.The Peace Exchange:NATO and the Afghan War By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2010 The White House and Pentagon are lobbying hard for an increased NATO troop commitment for … Continue reading →

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South Africa’s Dennis Brutus : A Poet for Human Rights

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dennis Brutus. Photos by Victor Dlamini / Flickr.He will be remembered for his art and for his life:Liberation poet Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / January 2, 2010 See ‘The Poetic Justice of Dennis … Continue reading →

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Antibiotic Abuse : Controlling the Super Bug

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Nick Kim.(Hint: Chill with the antibiotics)Controlling MRSA, the Super BugBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 2, 2010 There is a very scary bacteria called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It is scary because the nasty Staph … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : A Blue-Mooning, Baby-Booming New Year

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The second full moon in a single month is commonly known as a ‘blue moon,’ and that’s what we saw on New Year’s Eve.Photo by Vatsyayana / Getty.Our blue-mooned, baby-boomed 64th birthday baptism… When we believed ourselves immortal, as all … Continue reading →

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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom Marchers Clubbed by Cairo Cops

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cairo riot police confront Gaza Freedom March. Top photo from AP. Bottom photo by Brandon Delyzer from rabble.ca.Gaza Freedom March:Lively demonstration at the Egyptian Museum By Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn / The Rag Blog / January 1, 2010 Also … Continue reading →

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New York : Marching for the Children of Gaza

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Thousands marched in New York on Dec. 27, 2009, in support of the people of Gaza. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN.Marching for the children of Gaza:Thousands demonstrate in New York CityBy Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / January … Continue reading →

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