Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

makingpeace : Netroots in Fertile Ground

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

T-Shirt Humor.The Rag Blog’s Dreyer and Organic Consumers’ CumminsBy makingpeace / July 28, 2008 Following another computer crash and a friend’s valiant attempt to fix it, we headed out yesterday to buy a new machine. Now we’re getting used to … Continue reading →

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BOOKS : Dreams and Everyday Life by Penelope Rosemont

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

No revolution ever disappears…by Len Wallace / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2008 Penelope Rosemont, Dreams & Everyday Life: Andre Breton, Surrealism, sds & the Seven Cities of Cibola, Charles H. Kerr Publishing. Co., Chicago, 2008,ISBN 978-0-88286-234-2. Despite an … Continue reading →

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Are There Real Differences Between Democrats and Republicans?

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Oh, hell yes!’By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / July 26, 2008 Steve Russell is a former Austin activist and staff writer for the sixties underground newspaper The Rag. He has worked as a lawyer, an elected judge in … Continue reading →

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David Zeiger : Did the GI Movement End the Vietnam War?

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Updated July 26, 2008 G.I. dissenters in David Zeiger’s documentary “Sir! No Sir!”. Photo courtesy of Displaced Fillms.And What is the real legacy of the GI Coffeehouses?By David Zeiger / The Rag Blog / July 25, 2008 David Zeiger is … Continue reading →

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Lammas Seasonal Message – Kate Braun

Posted on July 25, 2008 by RagBlog

“Here we come rejoicing Bringing In The Sheaves”By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / July 25, 2008 Friday, August 1, is Lammas, also named Harvest Home, Lughnasach, and First Harvest. On this date we will be feeling the effects … Continue reading →

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BOOKS : Carl Oglesby’s ‘Ravens in the Storm’

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Last updated July 29, 2008 Former SDS president reflects on that organization’s stormy history at the leading edge of the sixties New LeftBy Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / July 24, 2008 When I joined UT Students for … Continue reading →

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Austin, 1969 : Bob Bower, Anti-War GI

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstration against the War in Vietnam, late sixties, Austin, Texas. Photo (c) Alan Pogue / Texas ObserverHarry the dentist demanded: ‘You know that guy?’By Henry Mecredy / The Rag Blog / July 24, 2008 In the winter of 1969-70 I … Continue reading →

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Under The Hood : An Anti-War GI Coffeehouse in Texas

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Last updated July 28, 2008 Jane Fonda at Oleo Strut Coffee House, Killeen, Texas, circa May, 1970. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / Space City! The Under the Hood cafe offers an oasis for members of the military to gather and … Continue reading →

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Mesmo : Meanderings on Obama

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

A couple of Chicago pols.If he wins, maybe he can finally sit stillBy Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / July 22, 2008 After reading the long article on Obama in the controversial issue of the New Yorker, I am … Continue reading →

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HEALTH CARE : Depressed? Try An Anti-depressant and Get Really Depressed

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Gives a whole new meaning to sex and drugsBy Duncan Echelson / The Rag Blog / July 22, 2008 Here’s a story from Jim Edwards’ blog NRx. He gives some facts and figures on how SSRI’s are having a devastating … Continue reading →

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The Economy : A Throw of the Dice

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Here are the odds…By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2008 This article following these comments is a judgment by Mark Gongloff of the Wall Street Journal about “how bad” the US economy might get. This is … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Tourist

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Vaison-la-Romaine in Southern France.A tale of healing in southern FranceBy Mary O’Grady / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2008 In Vaison-la-Romaine in Southern France where my husband Mack and I were staying with our old friend Massimo Mauro, there … Continue reading →

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