Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Harry Targ : The Ideology of U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Indiana Senator Albert Beveridge articulated what was to become the new ideology of American empire. Image from the Library of Congress.The ideological dimension:U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere In relations with Latin America, and particularly Cuba, policy has been built … Continue reading →

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‘Flat-picking rabble-rouser’ David Rovics on Rag Radio

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Amy Goodman called David Rovics ‘the musical version of Democracy Now!’   Singer/songwriter David Rovics on Rag Radio, Friday, June 1, 2012. Video produced and edited by Jeff Zavala and filmed by Grace Alfar of ZGraphix at the KOOP studios … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Obama’s ‘Rage’ and Other Fairy Tales

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Ragin’ Obama: The right-wing view.Obama’s ‘rage’ and other fairy tales When I think of Barack Obama, I never think rage. I have raged against him on more than one occasion, but Obama never rages back. In fact, he is ridiculed … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton : The Climate Change Awareness Drought is Over / 2

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Photos by Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog.The Climate Change awareness drought is overPart Two: Voices tell us ‘the warmists are dead’ Which side is biased and how do we tell with all the noise in the media? By Bruce Melton … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Steven Halliwell, To Russia With Love

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

To Russia with love:A Rag Blog interview with Steven Halliwell What Russia shows us is that there’s no easy fix. Getting to a common global discussion is the biggest challenge of the 21st century. By Jonah Raskin / The Rag … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : The Limbo of Death Row

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image below (inset): ‘Dominoes. Death Row, Texas,” 1979. Photo by Bruce Jackson from In This Timeless Time. Image from Prison Photography.‘In This Timeless Time’:The limbo of Death Row The life and surroundings can be summed up in the words of … Continue reading →

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James McEnteer : How Intolerance Is Poisoning the Well

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Alice Brickner / Getty / Big Questions Online.Deadly discourse:How intolerance poisons our well Most public ‘discussion’ consists of one side lobbing insults at the other from across an unbridgeable divide. There is little genuine give and take. By … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Why Wisconsin is Important

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The Capital in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Photo by Barbara Rodriguez / AP. Image from The Nation.Wisconsin is important The defeat of Walker and his Republican legislative colleagues will give energy and enthusiasm to grassroots movements… and … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Socialism, Women’s Suffrage, and the NAACP in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Socialist Eugene V. Debs, top center, visited Texas Socialists. Photo courtesy of Marty Boswell, a descendent of E.O. Meitzen of Hallettsville, who helped organize the Farmers’ Alliance. Image from labordallas.org.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/6 — Socialism, women’s … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Invoke Maiden Goddesses During Second Quarter Moon

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Waxing gibbous with cirrus clouds on a Wednesday evening. Photo by Bob King / Astro Bob.Moon Musings:Second Quarter Moon(May 29 – 31, 2012) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / May 28, 2012 Second quarter moons are best celebrated … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : 2012 Elections: ‘Another Fine Mess…’

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Train car outside Cheyenne, Wyoming. Image from Big American Night.‘Another fine mess…’The 2012 elections won’t bring progressive change If Obama returns to the White House it will be to the same mess the U.S. finds itself in today. Should Romney … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Sweet Land of Liberty (for Some)

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Weight of Liberty.” Sculpture by Juliana Murcia Ortiz.Ah, irony:Sweet Land of Liberty When liberty serves the interest mainly of the plutocrats who are largely in control of this country, we no longer have a republic that is of, by, … Continue reading →

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