Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Patrick Youngblood : ‘Reform’ and Squeezing ‘Value’ Out of Students

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Chicago Now.The school ‘reform’ movement: Squeezing ‘value’ out of students By Patrick Youngblood | The Rag Blog | May 18, 2012 As a public high school teacher and a parent I think often about the role of schools … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : U.S. Presidential Election Is Bought and Paid For

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from Political Resources, Inc.Bought and paid for: The Left and the 2012 presidential election By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | May 17, 2012 “[No] serious candidate will rely on the public funding system during the primary … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : NATO: From Fighting Socialism to Global Empire

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The Big Three at Yalta, February 1545: Winston Churchill, prime minister of the United Kingdom; Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States; and Joseph Stalin, Premier of the Soviet Union. Image from U.S. Department of Defense / Wikimedia Commons.NATO:From … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : A Texas Funeral and the Failure of Regulation

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

A “Heritage of Service”: Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, Texas. Image from website.A Texas funeral:A case study in the failure of regulation By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 16, 2012 [Regular Rag Blog contributor Lamar … Continue reading →

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Rick Ayers and Bill Ayers : Really Show Teachers the Love

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Reframe the education debate:How we can show teachers the love Don’t allow education to be defined as an endless Social Darwinist competition. By Rick Ayers and Bill Ayers / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2012 Last week (May 7-11, … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Webb Dreyer : Chris Mooney Dissects the Republican Brain

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Author and Rag Radio guest Chris Mooney, shown researching the Republican brain. Photo illustration by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio:Chris Mooney dissects the Republican brain By Thorne Webb Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May 11, 2012 Chris … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : ‘Inside/Out’: The Poetry of Marilyn Buck

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Inside/Out’:The poetry of Marilyn Buck   By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | May 10, 2012 The Rag Blog‘s Mariann Wizard will join fellow poets Czarina Aggabao Thelen, Lilia Rosas, Jorge Renaud, Michelle Mejia, and Jane Madrigal (San … Continue reading →

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MUSIC / Greg Moses : ‘Grifter’s Hymnal’ is Ray Wylie Hubbard on the Cosmic Sly

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Tricked out tunes on the cosmic sly:Ray Wylie Hubbard’s ‘Grifter’s Hymnal’ From the beats of the opening bar of the opening track you can tell that Ray Wylie is in a mood to groove right through this millennial year of … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Nuclear Industry Meltdown in Japan, France

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Participants hold a traditional “Koinobori” carp-shaped banner for Children’s Day during anti-nuke march in Tokyo Saturday, May 5, 2012. Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP.Nuclear industry melts in Japan, France;opposition heats up in United States This weekend’s message from Japan … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Bogus Republican Values on Texas Primary Ballot

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by DonkeyHotey / Flickr.Texas ballot initiativesillustrate bogus Republican values The propositions fit into the typical Republican mindset — they tend to see things in black and white, without the ambiguities and complexities that exist in the real world. By … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : The Big Money That Is Sinking Democracy

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Titanic: Iceberg ahead. Image from Luther, Out of Station.Iceberg ahead:The big money that is sinking democracy It is hard to wrap your head around the scale and immediacy of this danger. By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | May … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Rules are Rules: ‘The Passion of Bradley Manning’

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Rules are rules as any fool can see: ‘The Passion of Bradley Manning’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | May 9, 2012 [The Passion of Bradley Manning: The Story of the Suspect Behind the Largest Security Breach in U.S. … Continue reading →

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