Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Bill Meacham : Simone de Beauvoir: A Philosophy of Liberation

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Simone de Beauvoir. Image from Cultural and Critical Theory Library.Simone de Beauvoir:A philosophy of liberation Exercising our own freedom requires that others be free. By Bill Meacham / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2011 I was pleased recently to … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Cellular Civil Rights in Mississippi?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Civil rights for diploid cells?Legal ‘personhood’ in Mississippi The draconian redefinition of abortion and commonly used methods of contraception as murder would do away with a woman’s right to make her own decisions … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Occupy Movement is Changing the Conversation

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

It’s changing the conversation:The wealth gap and the Occupy MovementBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 31, 2011 The image above brings home a very disturbing fact about the United States — the vast inequality of wealth and … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : It’s all Trick, no Treat, as Cops Bust Occupy Austin Protesters

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin police confront demonstrators at City Hall, Oct. 29, 2011. Photo by Ann Harkness /Flickr.All trick no treat:Austin police take downfood table in midnight raid By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / October 31, 2011 Police in Austin, Texas, … Continue reading →

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Susan Van Haitsma : ‘Viva la Vida’ in Austin

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

CodePink at Viva la Vida. Photo by Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog.Viva la Vida…and remember the dead By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2011 See gallery of photos by Susan Van Haitsma, Below. … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : ‘Non-Lethal Projectiles’ in Oakland

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Police officers with “non-lethal ordnance” after an early morning raid on Occupy Oakland’s tent city, Oakland, CA, Oct.25, 2011. Photo by Stephen Lam / Reuters.Military zone in Oakland:Riot cops use ‘non-lethal projectiles’to attack occupiers’ encampment Scott Olsen, who served two … Continue reading →

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William Rogers : Austin Labor Marches in Solidarity with Occupy Movement

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Union workers march in solidarity with Occupy Austin, Oct. 23, 2011. Image from YNN.Injury to one is injury to all:Austin labor demonstrates solidarity with Occupy movementBy William Rogers / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2011 AUSTIN — Five hundred … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Let the Spirits Dance at Samhain

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Toby Ord / Book Jacket Blog.Celebrating Samhain:Let the spirits danceBy Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2011 Under the Full Moonlight We Dance/Spirits dance we dance/Joining hands we dance/Joining souls rejoice. Monday, October 31, 2011, … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Confederate State of Texas, 1846-1860

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Between 12,000 and 15,000 Texas lost their lives in the Civil War. Painting from the Texas Civil War Museum.The hidden history of Texas Part VI: The Confederate State of Texas, 1860-1865 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / October … Continue reading →

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Harry Tarq : Does U.S. Foreign Policy Respect Human Life?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Libyan men and children queue up to view the corpse of Muammar Qaddafi. Photo from Getty Images.U.S. foreign policy and the respect for human life By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2011 “The Oriental doesn’t put … Continue reading →

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Joan Wile : Granny for Peace Welcomes Iraq Withdrawal

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Members of Granny Peace Brigade at Lincoln Center. Photo from the New York Observer.As Iraq troops come home:Peace granny is ‘cautiously optimistic’ By Joan Wile / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2011 NEW YORK — The news hit me … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Occupy Nukes!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Occupy Wall Street image from eleven degrees north.Merge and win:Occupy Wall Street andthe ‘No Nukes’ movement By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2011 The global upheaval that is the Occupy Movement is hopefully in the process … Continue reading →

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