Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Robert Jensen : Holding Onto the Joy in Teaching

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Pompous professor. Image from Canadian Mysteries.Holding onto the joy in teaching We are the best teachers when we aren’t afraid of the dark. By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | March 13, 2012 I am a tenured professor in … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Texas Oil Industry Emerges; O. Henry Publishes, 1890-1920

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

William Sydney Porter (later to be known as O. Henry) in Austin, circa 1880’s. Image from Austin History Center, Austin Public Library / Wikimedia Commons.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/4 — Oil business emerges; O. Henry publishes By … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Religion and Secularism in the Public Square

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Sen. John F. Kennedy speaks attempts to allay fears about his Caltholicism before the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on Sept. 12, 1960. Photo from Houston Chronicle / AP.Religion and secularism in the public square Opposing the promotion of religion and … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Come to Chicago!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Dave Wittekind / The Rag Blog.UPDATE: In a major development, the G8 summit has been moved from Chicago to Camp David by President Obama, who apparently gave Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel only an hour’s advance notice of the … Continue reading →

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Richard Raznikov : Battlefield America

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Dissent is terrorism.” Art by Anthony Freda / Activist Post.Battlefield America:‘We had to make some sacrifices…’ There are no more legal barriers to arrest without warrants, prison without lawyers, condemnation and even execution without trial. By Richard Raznikov | The … Continue reading →

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Ron Jacobs : Women’s Rights are Human Rights

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

International Women’s Day 2012 poster from Public Services International, a global trade union federation.Women’s rights are human rights Besides the fact that it celebrates women in a society primarily controlled by men, it is the socialist roots of International Women’s … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Gasoline Prices and Political Nonsense

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow: The oil speculators’ dream, from Harper’s Weekly, 1965. Image from cw-chronicles.com / heatingoil.com.Gasoline prices, the XL Pipeline,oil speculators, and political nonsense The giddy, knee-jerk response to higher gasoline prices is the thoughtless mantra ‘drill, baby, drill.’ … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Come to Chicago!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Dave Wittekind / Dave’s Ink / The Rag Blog. An open invitation:Come to Chicago Occupy this/Occupy that!NATO/G8: May 18-21, 2012 By Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers | The Rag Blog | March 8, 2012 The tiny fraternity of … Continue reading →

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Jim Rigby : The Flag by the Pulpit

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from encountering love.The flag by the pulpit What does it mean when we tell preachers not to be political, but place a flag by the pulpit as though the flag were not itself a political statement? By Jim Rigby … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Rick Ayers : Gilbert’s Memoir Helps Us Understand Our History

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Love and Struggle:David Gilbert’s memoir helps usunderstand our history and the world today By Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / March 7, 2012 [Love and Struggle: My Life with SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond, by David Gilbert. (Oakland, … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Political News as Commodity

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Screenshot of Rachel Maddow reporting on the phony ACORN media sting during her MSNBC show. Image from Democurmudgeon.What sells is legitimate:Political news is a commodityBy Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | March 6, 2012 “The public version of Andrew … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Exit Snow and Breitbart: End of an Era?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Is it the end of an era?Exit Olympia Snow and Andrew Breibart By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / March 6, 2012 There was an eerie synchronicity in the pending resignation of veteran Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, a Republican … Continue reading →

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