Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

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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Roger Baker : How High Gas Prices Are Putting the Hurt on Average Drivers

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from The Smoking Jacket.How high gas prices are hurtingaverage drivers (and voters) By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2012 [This is the first of a two-part series.] High gasoline prices are probably hitting the average … Continue reading →

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Ken Handel : Father Still Knows Best

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Father knew best back then (Robert Young and Lauren Chapin from the hit television, sitcom, Father Knows Best, 1959), and apparently still does. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Father still knows best U.S. women earn less, have minimal leadership clout, and are … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : Women are ‘Seeing Red’ in Texas

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Seeing Red” organizer Marcia Ball, center, with Emily Haas, left, and novelist Sarah Bird at the Texas State Capitol. Photo by Susan Crews Bailey / Facebook. ‘Seeing Red’: The Texas Taliban’s war on women By Alice Embree | The Rag … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Chicago’s Growing Resistance to NATO Summit

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Protest against NATO in Strasbourg on April 4, 2009. Photo by Jos van Zetten / Flickr / Wikimedia Commons.Resistance builds:NATO coming to Chicago Organizers and supporters will use humor and music, art and play, civil disobedience and imagination to voice … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Satire and the Abortion-Rights Deniers

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Garry Trudeau’s controversial series of Doonesbury cartoons satirized the Texas sonogram law.Taking on the abortion-rightsdeniers with satire No other right, except for perhaps the right to organize a union, has been under such assault in the U.S. By Lamar W. … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Recovery is a Myth For Most Americans

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Chart from Reuters / ThinkProgress.For most Americans:The recovery is a myth By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 20, 2012 The Great Depression of the 1930’s has a lot in common with the current Great Recession, which poses … Continue reading →

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Bill Freeland : Republican Roulette

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Bill Freeland / The Rag Blog.Republican roulette:Romney vs. the rebels By Bill Freeland | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2012 As the Republican nominating process enters its whirlwind phase — with nearly a primary a week scheduled … Continue reading →

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