Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Republicans’ New Line : Obama a Dangerous Polarizer

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Republicans dig up Newt Gingrich playbook: Turning back the clock. Now that Obama has been in office over seventy days, the second phase of the strategy has been unveiled as Republicans across the board suggest that he is a divider … Continue reading →

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Mad at Michele : Pesticide Companies Miffed at White House For Organic Garden

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

After President Obama was elected, and even before the magnitude of the recession became apparent, there was a push from community food activists to plant a “Victory Garden” on the South Lawn of the White House. Led by Roger Doiron, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin on The Peep Diaries

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

To Peep or Not to Peep? That is the Question By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2009 [The Peep Diaries: How We’re Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors, by Hal Niedzviecki, City Lights.] In … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : Easter Weekend at the Ranch

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Alice Embree, with Jeff Shero (left) and Duncan Echelson, shown at LBJ Ranch during a peace vigil on Easter in 1965. This UPI telephoto was reproduced in Prairie Radical, a memoir by former Austin activist Robert Pardun.An Activist History of … Continue reading →

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A Sermon : The Political Meaning of Easter

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Crucifixion scene by Chinese artist He Qi from Mustard Seed Journey. Especially on Easter I feel called to preach in a way that reminds us that if we take the text and our tradition seriously, we will be uncomfortable in … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : The Reality of ‘Peak Oil,’ Part 1

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

ASPO Ireland. Peak Oil is the point at which the total world oil production reaches its high point and finally starts to decline… We at last have some pretty convincing data to indicate that world oil production probably peaked forever … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden Comic : The Tragedy of Iraq

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Iraqis Bear Tragedy of American EmpireText by Tom Hayden.Illustrated by Sam Marlow and Ellis Rosen. Edited by Paul Buhle.Published by The Rag Blog.CLICK TO ENLARGE See additional frames, Below. Comic art is growing upBy Paul Buhle / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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‘Justice in the Coalfields’ : The Pittston Strike, April 5, 1989

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Trailer: ‘Justice in the Coalfields’ by Anne Lewis Anne Lewis’ provocative and skillfully produced documentary of the strike, Justice in the Coalfields, has had a profoundly formative influence not only on my understanding of the struggle, but larger issues of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : The Insurance Industry Could Use a Hippocratic Oath

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Hippocrates / josh pincus is crying. Nowhere, does the Hippocratic Oath require a physician to be a peon, or a servant of a HMO or insurance company. By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Life During Wartime : The Contortionist

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag Blog The Rag Blog

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Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace, Part 3

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Million Musician March:STILL Keeping Austin Weird By Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2009 Part 3 of the 2009 Million Musician March trilogy is now up and running. [The 2009 Million Musician March for Peace, an … Continue reading →

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Author of ‘Writing Down the Bones’ Visits Austin

Posted on April 5, 2009 by RagBlog

Natalie Goldberg and Bookwoman’s Susan Post. Photo: Alice Embree.Natalie Goldberg Visits AustinBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / April 5, 2009 Natalie Goldberg was in Austin on April Fools’ Day promoting her book, Old Friend from Far Away, The … Continue reading →

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