Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Lamar W. Hankins : Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki is Assault on the Constitution

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Genghis Khan (R-Mongolia). How much progress have we made? Image from the genghis kahn.An assault on the Constitution:The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki It is hard to see that we have made much progress beyond the world of Genghis Khan nine … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Media Won’t Report the Real Wall Street Story

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Members of the Occupy Wall Street media organization produced bails of newspapers chronicling the past three weeks of protests. Photo by John Minchillo / AP / Christian Science Monitor.Occupy Wall Street:The media won’t report the real story By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Waxing Moon Offers Time for Growth

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Waxing gibbous moon. Photo by Dan Bush.Moon Musings: Waxing Gibbous Moon(October 6 – 9, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2011 All phases of the waxing moon are times of growth and increase, times to … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Jonah Raskin’s ‘Marijuanaland’

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Rag Blog and Rag Radio present Jonah Raskin in Austin Jonah Raskin will be our special guest at a Rag Blog Happy Hour, Friday, Oct. 7, 5-7 p.m., at Maria’s Taco Xpress, 2529 S. Lamar Blvd. All are welcome. … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Remembering the Great Society

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the White House Cabinet Room. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Remembering the Great Society:Addressing poverty and hunger in AmericaBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 On Monday, … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : Revolutionizing the Way We Grow Food

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Wes Jackson. Image from Biohabitats.As the earth turns:Revolutionizing the way we grow food Instead of a brittle industrial agriculture dependent on fossil fuels, Wes Jackson’s research team is working to build a resilient agriculture modeled on natural ecosystems. By Robert … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : An Expanding War in Pakistan

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Creeping deeper into war: image of U.S. aerial drone from AP.Droning on…An expanding war in Pakistan By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 Slowly but surely, the United States is creeping deeper and deeper into a … Continue reading →

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SPORT / Dave Zirin : John Carlos and the Moment That Still Matters

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise their fists at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Peter Norman (left) wore an OPHR (Olympic Project for Human Rights) badge to show his support.Troy Davis, John Carlos, andthe moment that still … Continue reading →

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Don Swift : Rick Perry and the New Apostolic Reformation

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rev. Tom Schlueter, a New Apostolic Reformation pastor, shown laying his hands on Rick Perry in front of a painting of the Battle at the Alamo. Image from Right Speak.A threat to American liberties:Rick Perry and the New Apostolic Reformation … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : War is Trauma but GIs Have the Right to Heal

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops.” Members of IVAW demonstrate in Washington, D.C., October 2010. Photo by Rose Marie Berger / rosemarieberger.com.Operation Recovery and Hoodstock IIIBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 The Austin Lounge Lizards … Continue reading →

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FICTION / Marc Estrin : The Machine

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

THE MACHINE By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 27, 2011 The government murder of Troy Davis this week — under odd evidential circumstances — has once again thrust capital punishment up for public discussion. As my contribution … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Death Penalty and the Question of ‘Actual Innocence’

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstrators carry pictures of Troy Davis, who was executed Sept. 21, 2011, in Jackson, GA. Image from Politics and Fashion.When government decides to kill:The death penalty and thequestion of actual innocence [The Supreme] Court has never held that the Constitution … Continue reading →

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