Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Ted McLaughlin : Trickle-Down Depression

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Trickle-down depression:Productivity gains are no longer shared By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / September 12, 2011 From the end of World War II through 1979 the gains in productivity in the United States were shared between workers and … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : 9/11 Blind

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Illustration by Don Button / Newsreview.com9/11 blind We’re 10 years past the twin towers attack and still fighting wars in its name. When will we open our eyes? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2011 The … Continue reading →

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Mike Davis : The Embers of September

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Embers. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The Embers of September By Mike Davis / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2011 Ten years ago, Lower Manhattan became the Sarajevo of the War on Terrorism. Although conscience recoils against making an equation between … Continue reading →

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Jay D. Jurie : Keystone XL is a Pipeline to Big Profits

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Canadian tar sands crude oil. Image from The Alaska Gas Pipeline.Keystone XL:A pipeline to big oil profits Former NASA scientist Jim Hansen has argued that if tar sands development continues and the pipeline is built, it is essentially ‘game over’ … Continue reading →

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Sarito Carol Neiman : Healthcare on the Ground II: The Angels

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Nurse as guardian angel? Art by Amy Jordan / folkartblondes’s photostream / Flickr.Shredding the envelope:Healthcare on the ground – Part II The angels are the ones who are doing more than just their jobs. By Sarito Carol Neiman / The … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Alamo and the Republic of Texas

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Battle of the Alamo. Art via Son of the South.The hidden history of Texas Part 3: The 1827-1836 years under Mexican rule/2 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / September 7, 2011 [This is the second segment of Part … Continue reading →

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Nancy Miller Saunders : Idiots and Blinders

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Vietnam Veterans protest the war at the Republican National Convention in 1972. Photo by Langelle.Idiots and blinders:Military ‘intelligence’ then and now There is nothing new about such blindness to alternative possibilities. Forty years ago those of us who wanted to … Continue reading →

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Harry Tarq : 9/11’s in U.S. and Chile 28 Years Apart

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

After 9/11: The War-on-Terror Machine. Political cartoon by David Baldinger / dbaldinger.com.U.S. and Chile:Two 9/11’s have similar impact In both countries the 9/11 event was followed by violence, threats to democracy, and economic shifts from the vast majority of the … Continue reading →

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Video / Larry Piltz : You Asked Us to Believe

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“You Asked Us to Believe.” Music, lyrics, vocal, producer: Larry Piltz; arrangement, instruments, recording enginer: Lamar Pecorino; post-production graphics and duplication: Channel 3 Video. You Asked Us To Believe “Fear Wins” read the headlineson the papers on the windowsas the … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : To the Blathering Pols on Labor Day

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Igor Smirnov / toonpool To the blathering pols this Labor Day: No more lies and excuses! By David Van Os / The Rag Blog / September 5, 2011 This weekend a multitude of elected and would-be political … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Are Bush and Perry Birds of a Feather?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

What did you learn in school today? Dubya and Perry read to school children. Image from Addicting Info.If you liked George W., you’ll love Rick Perry By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / September 5, 2011 For those … Continue reading →

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Sarito Carol Neiman : Healthcare on the Ground

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Sky Dancing.Shredding the envelope:Healthcare on the ground, Part I By Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / September 1, 2011 [Shredding the Envelope (“Ruminations on news, taboos, and space beyond time”) is Sarito Carol Neiman’s (occasionally) regular … Continue reading →

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