Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Marilyn Katz : Our Bodies, Their Politics

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Raw Story.Our bodies, their politics The last few months have made abundantly clear what women must do: rid America’s capitols of misogynists. By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2012 In the first half … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Gulf Residents Fear for the Future

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from GRIID.Two years after the BP drilling disaster, Gulf residents fear for the future By Jordan Flaherty | The Rag Blog | April 23, 2012 “The Gulf is a robust ecosystem and it’s been dying the death of a … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Beltane Is About Fertility, Life

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2008. Image from Wikimedia Commons. 2012 spring fertility festival: Beltane: Monday, April 30 / Tuesday, May 1 By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | April 23, 2012 “A health to the mothers of the Merry … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Freedom of Conscience in Hays County, Texas

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Kyle, Texas-area Constable James Kohler: “If they can’t pledge allegiance to that flag, they need to get the hell out of the United States. Image from Hays Free Press. Respect for freedom of conscience missing in Hays County By Lamar W. Hankins … Continue reading →

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William Michael Hanks : Darkness and Light

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Diego Huerta, from the 31K Portraits for Peace exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin.Darkness and Light:31K Portraits for Peace(31K Retratos por la Paz) By William Michael Hanks | The Rag Blog | April 19, 2012 See Gallery … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : French Elections: Francois Hollande and the Socialists

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande of the French Socialist Party. Image from Jegoun.net.The French presidential election:Francois Hollande offersan opportunity for the Left The simple explanation of Sarkozy’s failure is that the majority of the French electorate do not like the man … Continue reading →

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Philip L. Russell : Mexican Elections: A Veteran, a Smile, and an Image

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

A figure of PRI candidate Enrique Pena Nieto, at rally kicking off his presidential campaign in Guadalajara, March 30, 2012. Photo by Edgard Garrido / Reuters.The Mexican presidential election:A veteran, a smile, and an image So far a lack of … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : Big Brother’s Getting Bigger

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Another sign of the times. Image from City Limits.Our civil liberties under attack:Big Brother’s getting even bigger Abuses of civil liberties are taking place with increasing frequency, but the public outcry has mainly been muted, an enticement for the authorities … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Vijay Prashad on the Arab Spring

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Manipulating the Arab uprising:Rebellious spring, murderous winter By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | April 18, 2012 [Arab Spring, Libyan Winter by Vijay Prashad (2012: AK Press); Paperback;168 pp.; $14.95.] The last 20 or so months have certainly been … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Judy Gumbo Albert, Yippie Girl

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Judy Gumbo Albert. Photo illustrations by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Yippie Girl:A Rag Blog interviewwith Judy Gumbo Albert By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | April 17, 2012 After all these years, she still calls herself “Yippie Girl.” … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Adbusters’ ‘Battle for the Soul of Occupy’

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from AdBusters.Here we go again:Battle for the ‘soul’ of Occupy AdBusters‘ latest communiqué is offered up almost like a new commandment from the mountaintop of political purity. By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | April 17, 2012 Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : Israel Needs a New Narrative

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Israeli soldiers guard Palestinians protesting the relocation of an Israeli road gate in Beit Iksa in the occupied West Bank, on March 22, 2012. Photo by Ahmad Gharabli / AFP / Getty Images.Israel needs a new narrative Casting Jews as … Continue reading →

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