Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Lamar W. Hankins : Fighting Back Against Groups That Intimidate

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Transforming the discussion. Image from pennlive.com.Voice of Choice:Fighting back against bullies, stalkers,and those who would intimidate Maybe it is time to empower local citizens overwhelmed by moneyed interests and influential groups to find ways to ‘speak back’ effectively. By Lamar … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Old Skool Reunion!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Spencer Perskin of Shiva’s Headband performs at the Rag Blog benefit. Photoillustration by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.‘Feed Your Head!’Rag Blog benefit is boffo bash Photography by James Retherford | The Rag Blog | April 5, 2012 “Feed Your … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : Change You Can, You Know, Believe In…

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Pyrrhic Defeat.Consumer choice division:Change you can believe in By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 I could no longer tolerate the bell chamber of American cable news. Its obsessive fixation on the still … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Prophets of the Fourth Estate

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The corporate media crisis:Everything old is new again By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 [Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era, edited by Amy Reynolds and Gary Hicks; Foreword … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Papa Had a Brand New Bag

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Papa had a brand new bag:James Brown was ‘The One’ By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2012 [The One: The Life and Music of James Brown, by RJ Smith (2012: Gotham); Hardcover; 464 pp.; $27.50l.] When … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The GOP’s Biggest Mistake

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Mike Luckovich political cartoon from The Friends of Jake.GOP’s biggest mistake:The anti-woman agenda By Ted McLaughlin | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2012 I can understand some of the actions of Republicans, even though I vociferously disagree with them. … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Trayvon Martin, Newt Gingrich, and the ‘Race Card’

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstrators call for justice for Trayvon Martin. Image from AllVoices.Tragedies, crimes, and Trayvon Martin:How Newt Gingrich played the ‘race card’ By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2012 Every so often an outrage happens that lights up … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : U.S. Imperialism and Our ‘Special Relationship’ With Iran

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

An artist’s take on U.S. imperialism. Cartoon from Iran Review.Targets of U.S. imperialismand the danger of war with Iran Given the troubled history of U.S./Iranian relations spanning at least 60 years, the current threats of war expressed by both Israel … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : America’s Gas Pains

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Gasoline pump, Naples Italy, March 11, 2012 Photo from la Republica. Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Reality check: America’s gas pains? Most Americans have not lived anywhere other than in America, and many still live not too far … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Lamar W. Hankins : ‘The Fox Effect’ Poisons Public Discourse

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The Fox Effect:Disinformation that poisons public discourse By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | March 26, 2012 [The Fox Effect, by David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt, and Media Matters for America (2012: Anchor); Paperback; 336 pp; $15.] Sometimes education … Continue reading →

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Steve Russell : Questions of Law in the Shooting of Trayvon Martin

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Trayvon Martin’s parents Tracy Martin, left, and Sybrina Fulton, at the Million Hoodie March in Union Square, New York, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Photo from AP / Shakesville.From a lifetime in criminal justice:Questions of law raised bythe shooting of Trayvon … Continue reading →

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Jay D. Jurie : Trayvon Martin’s Fatal Shortcut

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Travon Martin, 17, played for his high school football team.Walking while black:Trayvon Martin’s fatal shortcut By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog | March 22, 2012 SANFORD, Florida — During the intermission of the NBA All-Star Game on February … Continue reading →

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