Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Susan Klonsky on Carl Oglesby’s Memoir

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Carl Oglesby, author of Ravens in the Storm, in 1989. On July 24 The Rag Blog ran what proved to be a very controversial review of former SDS leader Carl Oglesby’s memoir, Ravens in the Storm. The review, written by … Continue reading →

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Fannie, Freddie Rescue Won’t be Cheap

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

See A government takeover would cost taxpayers, by Chris Isidore, below. The big lie: Do the math!By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 30, 2008 At least the media is challenging the government lies that are so ridiculous … Continue reading →

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Oh Where is the Jon Voight of Yesteryear…

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Voight OffensiveBy Mike Klonsky / The Rag Blog / July 30, 2008 Wing-nut Jon Voight (channeling his late amigo Charlton Heston) warns us that electing Obama will bring about “a socialst era” in America. I doubt it. He blames it … Continue reading →

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Mariann Wizard : ‘I Have No Nostalgia for the 60s’

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Updated July 30, 2008 Sixties anti-war demonstration in Austin.‘We glimpsed, briefly, the power people can wield when mutual interests are clarified by adversity’By Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2008 “When we attacked the Moncada, none of … Continue reading →

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Iraq : Poised to Explode

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Iraqis are tired of this war’By Charlie Jackson / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2008 See ‘Iraq: Poised to Explode’ by Robert Dreyfuss below Robert Dreyfuss knows a bit about Iraq, but bases much of his analysis on secondary … Continue reading →

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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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