Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Caracas : Bolivar is Inspiration for New Peoples’ Movement in Latin America

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The founding congress of the Movimiento Continental Bolivariano (MCB) in Caracas, Dec. 7, 2009. Photo from kaosenlared.netMovimiento Continental Bolivariano:‘Take the open road of hope’ By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 14, 2009 CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — … Continue reading →

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Tragicomedy in Mexico City : Clown Prince Juanito Calls it Quits

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Two thumbs up from Rafael Acosta, aka Juanito. Top, at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Photo by Rene Soto / Milenio Diario. Below, at his office last month before his resignation. Photo from The Independent / AP.Tragicomedy … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Economy? Like Filling a Leaky Bucket

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Old tin bucket.” Photo by {JO} / Flickr.Bucket’s got a hole in it:Can we revive the U.S. economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2009 Is trying to fix the U.S. economy like trying to fill … Continue reading →

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Rocking New Hampshire : James Montgomery and J. Geils

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

James Montgomery, coiling and kicking. Photo from The Sun Chronicle.Rocking New Hampshire blues:James Montgomery and J. Geils at The Middle He rushes forward on stage like a ranting king exhorting the other players, filling in rhythm details with showy flashes … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin on Obama Speech : Woefully Ignorant

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama in Oslo. Photo from CBS.An open letter to President Obama:Your speech was a betrayal of American ideals By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / December 11, 2009 Dear President Obama: I read your Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance … Continue reading →

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War is Peace : WE Must Earn Obama’s Nobel

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by Nick Bygon / Flickr / Creative Commons.War is NOT peace: Now it’s up to us Obama devoted his once-in-a-lifetime talk to justifying American warfare, conjuring righteous images of this nation as an armed crusader, and asserting that violence … Continue reading →

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Health Care : Senate Clowns Come Up With a Deal

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Same old song. Harry Reid’s committee comes up with a health care deal. Image from Liberal Street Fighter.Health care and the Senate:The circus comes to town By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / December 10, 2009 Mark … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration : Growing Influence of the Neo-Cons

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon By Baloo from Baloo Cartoons.White House foreign policy:Globalist/pragmatist hybrid While the political philosophy articulated or implied by President Obama is far from that of the neo-conservatives, [many of the] concrete policies that he has embraced do in fact resemble … Continue reading →

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Chrysler for World Peace? : Ad Agency Sour Grapes

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

To view video, go here. Rebranding Chrysler?U.S. ad agency misses message By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / December 9, 2009 A truly uplifting 45 second public service television spot features a new Chrysler 300 breaking through the Berlin … Continue reading →

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Colombia : Cocaine, Corruption and the U.S. Army

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Latin Americanist.The U.S. and the Colombian invasion:A history of corruption, cocaine, and paramilitary violence By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 7, 2009 CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — Well, kids, answering our own question from … Continue reading →

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John Ross : Days of Dementia in Obamalandia

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Zhu Zhu virtual hamster: Dementia in Obamalandia. Photo by Rex Larsen / The Grand Rapids Press.On the loose in Obamalandia:Days of Dementia (‘Is the war over yet?’) Yes, Baracko, the economy is booming again for Chinese-made mechanical hamsters but … Continue reading →

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Economy and Unemployment : Real Recovery a Long Shot

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from OOlaah.comReal unemployment nears depression levels;Sustained recovery appears unlikely By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2009 It should come as no big surprise that our economy is in worse shape than the U.S. government would … Continue reading →

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