Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

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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Lamar W. Hankins : Free Speech and the Texas Confederate License Plate

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Speciality license plate proposed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Image from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.Texas Confederate Battle Flag:License plates, racism, and free speech By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2011 At first … Continue reading →

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Mike Davis : No More Bubblegum

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Nada’s magic glasses in John Carpenter’s They Live.No more bubblegum:Occupy Wall Street’s magic glasses As [John] Carpenter foresaw, force enough Americans out of their homes and/or careers… and something new and huge will begin to slouch toward Goldman Sachs. By … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : A Rag Blog Interview with Bernardine Dohrn

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bernardine Dohrn. Photo by Thomas Good / Next Left Notes.Never the ‘good girl,’ not then, not now:A Rag Blog interview with Bernardine Dohrn By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2011 Bernardine Dohrn will be Thorne Dreyer‘s … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Occupied Wall Street and the Emergence of a Popular Front

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Emily Laermer / Crain’s.We shall not be moved!A report from occupied Wall Street: A new popular front against finance capital, encompassing a progressive majority of the country, is beginning to take shape. By Carl Davidson / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Alyssa Burgin : Cronyism, Corruption, and the Keystone XL Pipeline

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Don’t mess with Texas. Photo by Jon McLaughlin / National Resources Defense Council.‘Regulatory capture’:Cronyism and corruption in the Keystone XL Pipeline approval process By Alyssa Burgin / The Rag Blog / October 19, 2011 AUSTIN — On November 6, 2011, … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : Even Weather Turns Spiritual at Occupy Austin

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

General Assembly at Occupy Austin. Photo from Occupy Austin.Even the weather turns spiritual:Onward through the storms at Occupy Austin As Occupy Austin entered its second week, organizers were looking more rested, wholesome, happy, and relaxed as they mixed themselves into … Continue reading →

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Dick J. Reavis : ¡Que Vivan los ‘Plantonistas’ de Wall Street!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Plantonistas” protest Mexican election results at Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza, Nov. 11, 2011. Photo by Régis Lachaume / Wikimedia Commons. Borrowing From Mexico:The Wall Street Plantón By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / October 19, 2011 The widespread … Continue reading →

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