Category Archives: Rag Bloggers

Jordan Flaherty : Cop Corruption on Trial in New Orleans

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Trial of cops connected to the post-Katrina Danziger Bridge killings has gripped New Orleans.New Orleans cops:Danziger bridge trialbrings corruption front and center By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2011 NEW ORLEANS — In New Orleans’ federal … Continue reading →

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Arlene Goldbard : Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Fruit of the poisonous tree. Image from China Law and Policy.Cui bono? (Who benefits?):The fall of the empire The obscene excesses of executive pay practices are not aberrations, but the inevitable products of a complex system. By Arlene Goldbard / … Continue reading →

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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why I’m Boycotting Baseball’s All-Star Game

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Adrian Gonzales decided not to boycott; will he do something to make a statement at the game? Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld / Getty Images.Why I’m boycotting Tuesday’sAll-Star Game in Arizona Bud Selig’s tributes to baseball’s civil rights tradition now look … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Military ‘Entitlement’

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Steve Sack / StarTribune.Elephant in the room:The defense budget ‘entitlement’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2011 There is little doubt that the American economy is in the dumps right now. Bush used … Continue reading →

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VIDEO / Jeff Zavala and Thorne Dreyer : ‘Eco Outlaw’ Diane Wilson on Rag Radio

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Environmental activist Diane Wilson on Rag Radio Video by Jeff Zavala | Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | July 7, 2011 Environmental activist Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper from Seadrift, Texas, and the author of Diary of … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : U.S. Driving Hits the Wall

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Digitized image by Harm van den Dorpel / Today and Tomorrow.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part III: U.S. driving hits the wall By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 7, 2011 [This is the third part … Continue reading →

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Richard Raznikov : Bradley Manning and the Obama Grand Jury

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bradley Manning. Art from Rossi Projects.Uses of the grand jury system:Feds move on Bradley Manning Anyone who might expose inconvenient ‘secrets’ — truths — is an enemy of the state, and what is being done to Bradley Manning, right in … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : U.S. Driving Hits the Wall

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Digitized image by Harm van den Dorpel / Today and Tomorrow.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part III: U.S. driving hits the wall By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 6, 2011 [This is the third part … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : Nationalization and French Socialism

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Socialist Francois Mitterrand was the fourth President of France, elected under the Fifth Republic, serving from 1981 until 1995. Image from agen-demain.fr.Letters from France V:Nationalization and French socialism It is in Western Europe where we see the most successful efforts … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Lessons from the Underground Railroad

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hariett Tubman leads group to freedom. Art from catsdogs.glogster.Follow the drinking gourd:Lessons from the Underground Railroad By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2011 When the sun comes back,and the first Quail calls,Follow the drinking gourd,For the … Continue reading →

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Jim Rigby : Nero’s Fire

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Great Fire of Rome. Image from HubPages.Nero’s fire By Jim Rigby / The Rag Blog / July 4, 2011 At a gathering on World Refugee Day, we remembered the 1,900 people deported or detained last year from Austin. Friends and … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow: A Declaration of Independence from Corporate Domination

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

A Declaration of Independencefrom Corporate Domination By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / July 4, 2011 We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men and women are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable … Continue reading →

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