Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Medical Ethics : The Campus Invasion of Big Pharma

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Mike Licht / NotionsCapital Big Pharma and Medical Ethics Drug companies are ‘funneling money through universities for advertising and trying to disguise it as education.’ Dr. Gerry Lower / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2009 The New … Continue reading →

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Porno and Politics : Mapping America

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Gallop Poll. Three of the five red Republican states top the list of states with the highest number of people who subscribe to online pornography sites. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2009 Political … Continue reading →

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Krugman, Stiglitz Join Dr. Oliver Fein : Single Payer Health Care a Must

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz: “Single payer is the only alternative.” With a single-payer national health insurance program we can assure lifelong, high quality, comprehensive and affordable coverage for everyone. — Oliver Fein, M.D. By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / … Continue reading →

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Foodie Friday: World’s Best Tortilla Soup

Posted on March 6, 2009 by RagBlog

Healing BrothsBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / March 6, 2009 My old buddy David Hamilton, knowing of my recent foray into healing broths, gave me a large grocery sack of collard greens from his garden. Why it took … Continue reading →

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Michael Meeropol : Business Unites to Fight Workers’ Rights

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Virtually the entire organized business lobbying apparatus is united in attempting to convince the public that the Employee Free Choice Act is a terrible blow against workers’ rights. By Michael Meeropol / The Rag Blog / March 5, 2009 The … Continue reading →

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Sherman DeBrosse : An Economic Enema to Chill the Meltdown

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

People walk to work in the snow as they pass the flag-draped New York Stock Exchange Monday, March 2, 2009. Photo by Mark Lennihan / AP. The Geithner Plan may be good economics but it probably is terrible politics. By … Continue reading →

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Yowling Conservatives : Preferring to Defy Definition?

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Stuck in a time warp of denial and obstinacy, it seems that conservatives today continue to thrash about as harsh reality bangs hard against their deep seated belief in some sort of … Continue reading →

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GI Coffehouse : Checking ‘Under the Hood’ in Killeen, Texas

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Grand opening of the Under the Hood Cafe in Killeen, Texas. Photos by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog. Under The Hood is an experiment. It’s a labor of love. It’s an antidote to the “divide and conquer” mentality that … Continue reading →

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Stimulus Bill Continues Tradition : No Funding for LGBT Arts Groups

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band during “christening” of the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in 2008. Photo by Bill Wilson © 2008 / San Francisco Sentinel> After more than 40 years of business as usual, will the NEA be able … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : AIG and the ‘Adverse Feedback Loop’

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from nextlogics Bernanke hates to call our current situation a deflationary spiral despite its close resemblance to one. Perhaps because of the association of that term with the Great depression, Bernanke chooses to call our current crisis an ‘adverse … Continue reading →

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Massive Profits : The Moving Force Behind our Health Care System

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Angels Mourning Avarice leading to lack of Public Healthcare in America. Painting by ProfessorEmeritusPAB. If one believes that the Marquis de Sade espoused sexual abstinence one can believe that the CEOs of AHIP desire decent health care. By Dr. Stephen … Continue reading →

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Roosh Limburger

Posted on March 1, 2009 by RagBlog

Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog

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