Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Will the GOP Steal the Election?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Bob Englehart / Hartford Courant. Image from Collin Dems.Will the GOP steal America’s 2012 election? Would the Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson, the Chamber of Commerce, and their related billionaires spend tens of millions of dollars to win … Continue reading →

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Hadley Suter : The Maternal Instinct Vs. the Realities of Unwaged Labor

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from The Motherhood Manifesto.The maternal instinct versusthe realities of unwaged labor I’ve been worried sick over the past nine months that I’m about to turn into a mommy-slave — and like it. By Hadley Suter | The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : Batman and the Culture of Violence

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Batman image from Batman: The Amimated Series / Wikimedia Commons.Batman, The Joker, Nazisand the culture of violence in America Plato recognized the subversive value of art. He knew that art didn’t just hold a mirror up to society and reflect … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer : Tom Hayden on Drug War and Legacy of Port Huron

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Tom Hayden speaks on “The Drug War, the Peace Movement, and the Legacy of Port Huron” at the 5604 Manor Community Center in Austin, Saturday, August 25, sponsored by The Rag Blog and Rag Radio. Video produced by Jeff Zavala … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Kerouac Biographer and Ex-Lover Joyce Johnson

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Jack Kerouac and Joyce Johnson, New York City, late ’50s. Image from The Duluoz Legend. Inset below: Joyce Johnson.Joyce Johnson:A portrait of the biographer as ex-lover By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 5, 2012 “I don’t really … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Grover Norquist and ‘Pledges Oft Interred…’

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Blackmailer Grover Norquist. Caricature by DonkeyHotey. Inset photos below: Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed.The pledges of men areoft interred with their bones Republicans fear Grover Norquist, who keeps their pledges locked in a safe as though they are valuable stock … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : We Built It — But Not Alone

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

…with a little help from our friends. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images.But not alone: Yes, GOP, ‘We built it’ The Republican Convention’s theme implies — wrongly — that entrepreneurs don’t rely on public help. By Marilyn Katz | The … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Richard Seymour’s ‘American Insurgents’

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Opposing the eagle’s talons “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” — Mark Twain By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | September 4, 2012 [American Insurgents: … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Never-Ending Fight Against the Plutocrats

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Sample plutocrat: William Henry Vanderbilt (1821 – 1885). Famous quote: “The public be damned.” From Famous Person Caricatures / TradeCard.com. Inset image below: Modern day robber baron David Koch. Caricature by DonkeyHotey.The never-ending fight against the plutocrats “The issue today … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Save Democracy While We Can

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from OB Rag.Stop the hemorrhaging:Save democracy while we can Democracy movements must try to stop the stolen elections now, and delegitimize any mandates claimed from them in the future. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | September 3, … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Converging Global Crises and Why We Deny Them / 2

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

An unraveling earth. Graphic from Sound of Cannons.Converging global crisesand why we deny them  / 2 If the total human impact on nature is approaching a natural limit, we face difficult choices. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Learning to Hate Longhorn Football

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Bevo goes to college. Photo by Mose Buchele for KUT News. Inset photo of Texas cheerleader by Donn Jones / AP.Learning to hate Longhorn football Dealing with UT’s jock-obsessed culture is easy — I critique it, without hesitation. Dealing with … Continue reading →

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